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In re Interest of I.A.M.

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas
May 26, 2016
No. 04-16-00095-CV (Tex. App. May. 26, 2016)

Opinion

No. 04-16-00095-CV

05-26-2016

IN THE INTEREST OF I.A.M. AND R.A.M.


From the 224th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2014-PA-02978
Honorable Dick Alcala, Judge Presiding

ORDER

Appellant's brief in this accelerated appeal was originally due May 3, 2016; however, the court granted appellant an extension of time until May 23, 2016, to file the brief. Neither the brief nor a motion for extension of time has been filed.

We order Manuel C. Rodriguez Jr., appellant's court-appointed appellate attorney, to file appellant's brief by June 2, 2016. Appellant is advised that no extensions of time will be granted absent a showing of extraordinary circumstances. If the brief is not filed by the date ordered, the court may abate the appeal and remand the case to the trial court for a hearing to determine whether appellant or counsel has abandoned this appeal. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 107.013(a)(1) (giving indigent persons a right to counsel in parental-rights termination cases); In re M.S., 115 S.W.3d 534, 544 (Tex. 2003) (holding that this right to counsel includes the right to effective counsel).

/s/_________

Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 26th day of May, 2016.

/s/_________

Keith E. Hottle

Clerk of Court


Summaries of

In re Interest of I.A.M.

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas
May 26, 2016
No. 04-16-00095-CV (Tex. App. May. 26, 2016)
Case details for

In re Interest of I.A.M.

Case Details

Full title:IN THE INTEREST OF I.A.M. AND R.A.M.

Court:Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas

Date published: May 26, 2016

Citations

No. 04-16-00095-CV (Tex. App. May. 26, 2016)