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In re N.C.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Sixth District, Texarkana
Sep 2, 2021
No. 06-21-00064-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 2, 2021)

Opinion

06-21-00064-CV

09-02-2021

IN THE INTEREST OF N.C., A CHILD


Date Submitted: September 1, 2021

On Appeal from the 71st District Court Harrison County, Texas Trial Court No. 19-1019

Before Morriss, C.J., Burgess and Stevens, JJ.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOSH R. MORRISS, III CHIEF JUSTICE

On May 25, 2021, the trial court signed an order denying Eric Hendrix, Jr.'s, petition to change the name of a child. Because Hendrix did not file any motion or request that would extend the deadline to file a notice of appeal, the notice of appeal was due within thirty days after the order was signed, on June 24, 2021. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a). Hendrix filed his notice of appeal July 7, 2021. Although the fifteen-day motion for extension of time contemplated by Rule 26.3 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure is implied in civil cases, an appellant must also provide a reasonable explanation for the late filing to avoid dismissal of the appeal. In re G.J.P., 314 S.W.3d 217, 221 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 2010, pet. denied).

By letter of July 27, 2021, we requested that Hendrix file with this Court a reasonable explanation for the late filing of his notice of appeal. We warned Hendrix that, if we did not receive an adequate response within twenty days of the date of our letter, we could dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3.

Hendrix did not respond to our letter. As a result, this appeal is ripe for dismissal.

In light of the foregoing, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

In re N.C.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Sixth District, Texarkana
Sep 2, 2021
No. 06-21-00064-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 2, 2021)
Case details for

In re N.C.

Case Details

Full title:IN THE INTEREST OF N.C., A CHILD

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Sixth District, Texarkana

Date published: Sep 2, 2021

Citations

No. 06-21-00064-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 2, 2021)