Opinion
No. 04-13-00810-CV
04-02-2014
In the INTEREST OF L.H.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
From the 45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2009-PA-00997
Honorable Dick Alcala, Judge Presiding
Opinion by: Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Sitting: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED; AFFIRMED
R.H. Jr. appeals the trial court's order terminating his parent-child relationship with L.H. Appellant's court-appointed appellate attorney filed a motion to withdraw and a brief asserting that there are no arguable grounds to be advanced and the appeal is frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); see also In re R.R., No. 04-03-00096-CV, 2003 WL 21157944, *4 (Tex. App.—San Antonio May 21, 2003, order) (applying Anders procedure to appeals from orders terminating parental rights), disp. on merits, 2003 WL 22080522 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Sept. 10, 2003, no pet.) (mem. op.). Appellant was provided a copy of the brief and the motion to withdraw and was informed of his right to review the record and file his own brief. See Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85-86 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997, no pet.) (per curiam); In re R.R., 2003 WL 21157944, at *4. Appellant did not file a pro se brief.
To protect the identity of the minor child, we refer to the father and child by their initials. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 109.002(d) (West 2011); TEX. R. APP. P. 9.8.
After thoroughly reviewing the record and the attorney's Anders brief, we agree with counsel that the appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we grant the motion to withdraw and affirm the trial court's order.
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice