Opinion
13-22-00220-CV
08-03-2022
IN THE INTEREST OF K.C.W., A CHILD
On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 5 of Nueces County, Texas.
Before Justices Benavides, Hinojosa, and Silva
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal of a final order terminating parental rights. The notice of appeal was filed on May 10, 2022, and appellee's brief is due on August 4, 2022. Appellee has filed a motion for extension of time, providing the reason for her request therein. Appellee seeks twenty days of additional time to file the brief.
Appeals in parental termination and child protection cases are governed by the rules of appellate procedure for accelerated appeals but include additional expedited deadlines and procedures. See Tex. R. App. P. 28.4; Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a). The intermediate appellate courts are directed to ensure "as far as reasonably possible" that appeals in such cases are brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a). Accordingly, it is the policy of this Court to limit extensions of time in such cases absent truly extraordinary circumstances. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(d).
We GRANT IN PART and DENY IN PART appellee's motion for extension of time and ORDER appellee's brief to be filed on or before August 15, 2022. No further extensions of time will be granted absent truly exigent and extraordinary circumstances.