Opinion
No. 04-11-00846-CV
05-09-2012
In the INTEREST OF S.A.S., E.M.D., & J.A.W.S.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
From the 150th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2010-PA-02350
Honorable Richard Garcia, Judge Presiding
Opinion by: Steven C. Hilbig, Justice Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice
Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice
Steven C. Hilbig, Justice
MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED; AFFIRMED
S.S. appeals the trial court's order terminating her parent-child relationship with the children S.A.S., E.M.D., and J.A.W.S. Appellant's court-appointed appellate attorney filed a motion to withdraw and a brief containing a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating there are no arguable grounds to be advanced and concluding the appeal is frivolous. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). See In re R.R., No. 04-03-00096-CV, 2003 WL 21157944, *4 (Tex. App.—San Antonio May 21, 2003, order) (applying Anders procedure to appeals from orders terminating parental rights), disp. on merits, 2003 WL 22080522 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Sept. 10, 2003, no pet.) (mem. op.). Appellant was provided a copy of the brief and informed of her right to review the record and file her own brief. See Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85-86 (Tex. App.—San Antonio, July 23, 1997, no pet.); In re R.R., 2003 WL 21157944, at *4. Appellant and her mother filed a pro se letter brief, which consists primarily of factual assertions outside the appellate record.
To protect the identity of the minor child, we refer to the mother/father and child by their initials. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 109.002(d) (West 2011); TEX. R. APP. P. 9.8.
We have reviewed the record, the attorney's Anders brief, and appellant's pro se letter brief, and we agree with counsel that the appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we grant the motion to withdraw and affirm the trial court's order.
Steven C. Hilbig, Justice