Opinion
No. 04-17-00408-CV
08-07-2017
IN THE INTEREST OF M.C.L. AND K.R.L. AND M.C.L., CHILDREN
From the 225th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2016PA01348
Honorable Richard Garcia, Judge Presiding
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal of an order terminating the appellant's parental rights which must be disposed of by this court within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2. Notice of appeal was filed in this case on June 23, 2017.
Appellant's brief was due to be filed on July 26, 2017. Neither the brief nor a motion for extension of time has been filed. We, therefore, ORDER appellant's attorney to file appellant's brief on or before August 28, 2017. If appellant's brief is not filed by that date, we will abate this appeal to the trial court for an abandonment hearing. 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/_________
Irene Rios, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 7th day of August, 2017.
/s/_________
Luz Estrada
Chief Deputy Clerk