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Perez v. Perez

Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin
Aug 6, 2021
No. 03-21-00261-CV (Tex. App. Aug. 6, 2021)

Opinion

03-21-00261-CV

08-06-2021

Reynaldo Perez, Sr., Appellant v. Brenda S. Perez, Appellee


FROM THE 425TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY NO. 20-1095-F425, THE HONORABLE BETSY F. LAMBETH, JUDGE PRESIDING

Before Justices Goodwin, Baker, and Smith

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Thomas J. Baker, Justice

Appellant Reynaldo Perez, Sr., filed a notice of appeal on June 8, 2021, stating that he seeks to appeal a divorce decree signed by the trial court on May 24, 2021. The clerk's record, which was filed in this Court on June 18, 2021, does not contain a signed final divorce decree or other final order, and we have confirmed with the trial-court clerk that no final decree has been signed. On July 6, 2021, this Court sent a letter to Mr. Perez asking him to explain how this Court may exercise jurisdiction over this appeal and warning that the failure to file a response before July 16, 2021, could result in the appeal being dismissed. To date, no response has been filed.

This Court's jurisdiction is limited to appeals in which there exists a final judgment or other appealable order that has been signed by a judge. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001) (explaining that "the general rule, with a few mostly statutory exceptions, is that an appeal may be taken only from a final judgment"). There is no signed order or judgment in this case. Therefore, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex.R.App.P. 42.3(a), (c).

Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction


Summaries of

Perez v. Perez

Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin
Aug 6, 2021
No. 03-21-00261-CV (Tex. App. Aug. 6, 2021)
Case details for

Perez v. Perez

Case Details

Full title:Reynaldo Perez, Sr., Appellant v. Brenda S. Perez, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin

Date published: Aug 6, 2021

Citations

No. 03-21-00261-CV (Tex. App. Aug. 6, 2021)