Opinion
No. 04-17-00144-CV
08-30-2017
In the Interest of L.R., III and A.R., Children
MEMORANDUM OPINION
From the 216th Judicial District Court, Kerr County, Texas
Trial Court No. 15759A
Honorable Cathy Morris, Judge Presiding Opinion by: Karen Angelini, Justice Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice Marialyn Barnard, Justice Irene Rios, Justice AFFIRMED; MOTION TO WITHDRAW DENIED
Appellant L.R., Jr. appeals the trial court's order terminating his parental rights to his minor children, L.R., III and A.R. Appellant's court-appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw and a brief containing a professional evaluation of the record and concluding there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. The brief satisfies the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). See In the Interest of P.M., 520 S.W.3d 24, 27 n.10 (Tex. 2016) (recognizing that Anders procedures apply in parental termination cases). Appellant was provided with copies of the brief and the appellate record, and was advised of his right to file his own brief. Appellant filed a pro se brief.
After reviewing the record, counsel's brief, and appellant's pro se brief, we conclude the appeal is frivolous and without merit. We deny counsel's motion to withdraw. See id. at 27-28 (holding that counsel's obligations in parental termination cases extend through the exhaustion or waiver of all appeals, including the filing of a petition for review in the Texas Supreme Court). We affirm the trial court's termination order.
Karen Angelini, Justice