Opinion
04-23-01035-CV
03-07-2024
IN THE INTEREST OF S.A.R.P. AND J.M.R.P., Children
From the 166th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2022-PA-02000 Honorable Raul Perales, Judge Presiding
ORDER
PER CURIAM
In this accelerated appeal of the trial court's order terminating Appellant's parental rights, Appellant's court-appointed attorney filed an Anders brief. Appellant requested a copy of the appellate record, and his pro se brief was due on March 6, 2024.
On the due date, Appellant filed a pro se motion for a thirty-day extension of time to file his brief.
Appellant's motion is GRANTED. Appellant's brief is due on April 5, 2024. No further extensions of time to file Appellant's brief will be granted. "The need for permanence is the paramount consideration for the child's present and future physical and emotional needs," In re S.J.R.-Z., 537 S.W.3d 677, 693 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2017, pet. denied) (quoting Dupree v. Tex. Dep't of Protective and Regulatory Servs., 907 S.W.2d 81, 87 (Tex. App.-Dallas 1995, no writ)), and we must "render [our] decision 'with the least possible delay.'" In re J.L., 163 S.W.3d 79, 82 (Tex. 2005) (quoting Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 263.405(a)); see also Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (180-day disposition requirement).
If no pro se brief is filed in this court by April 5, 2024, we will not consider any late-filed brief, and we will issue an opinion and judgment without further notice.
It is so ORDERED.