Opinion
04-24-00595-CV
11-05-2024
IN THE INTEREST OF M.R.H., et al children
From the 131st Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2023-CI-22755 Honorable Lisa Jarrett, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
On October 20, 2023, pro se appellant K.H., the mother of M.R.H., filed a petition to modify the parent-child relationship. After a year of litigation, K.H. filed a notice of appeal on September 5, 2024 purporting to appeal a "final judgment/order entered by the trial court on September 3, 2024." The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure require the notice of appeal to state the date of the judgment or order appealed from. Tex.R.App.P. 25.1(d)(2). However, the record contains no order dated September 3, 2024.
Appellant appears to be referring to the trial court's September 24, 2024 "Temporary Orders in Suit to Modify Parent-Child Relationship." This Court has jurisdiction only over appeals from final judgments and those interlocutory orders specifically authorized by statute. See Bison Bldg. Materials, Ltd. v. Aldridge, 422 S.W.3d 582, 585 (Tex. 2012); CMH Homes v. Perez, 340 S.W.3d 444, 447-48 (Tex. 2011); see also Tex Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.014 (authorizing appeals from certain interlocutory orders). Temporary orders in a suit to modify parent-child relationship are not subject to interlocutory appeal. See Tex. Fam. Code § 105.001(e) ("Temporary orders rendered under this section are not subject to interlocutory appeal."); Int. of R.W., No. 02-20-00405-CV, 2021 WL 5132534, at *1 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Nov. 4, 2021, no pet).
We, therefore, order appellant to show cause no later than November 25, 2024 why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. If a supplemental clerk's record is required to show appellant has the right to appeal, appellant must request a supplemental record from the trial court clerk and file a copy of the request with this court. If appellant fails to satisfactorily respond to this order within the time provided, the appeal will be dismissed.