Opinion
No. 04-17-00714-CV
01-04-2018
IN THE INTEREST OF A.D.R. ET AL., CHILDREN
From the 166th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2016-PA-02508
Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a trial court's order terminating appellant's parental rights. Appellant's brief was originally due on December 11, 2017. On that day, appellant's counsel filed a motion requesting an extension of time of twenty days. In the motion, appellant's counsel stated he had been unable to complete the brief due to other work commitments. After consideration, we granted the request for an extension of time and ordered the brief due on January 2, 2018. On that day, appellant's counsel filed a second request for an extension of time of twenty days to file his brief. In the motion, appellant's counsel states he has been unable to complete the brief due to other work commitments, adding that he has also been out of town and ill.
After consideration, we GRANT appellant's motion for extension of time to file the brief and ORDER that the brief be filed on or before January 22, 2018. Counsel is reminded that this appeal is accelerated, and this court is mandated to dispose of appeals involving termination of parental rights within 180 days from the date the notice of appeal is filed. Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a). Accordingly, any delay in the filing of the brief encroaches upon our time for disposition. If the brief is not timely filed, we may abate this appeal and remand it to the trial court for an abandonment hearing.
/s/_________
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 4th day of January, 2018.
/s/_________
KEITH E. HOTTLE,
Clerk of Court