Opinion
Record No. 0597-08-3.
September 2, 2008.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Franklin County William N. Alexander, II, Judge.
Bruce A. Flora, on brief, for appellant. Appellant submitting on brief.
Carolyn H. Furrow; Sara A. Jamison, Guardian ad litem for the minor children, on brief, for appellee. Appellee and Guardian ad litem submitting on brief.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Pursuant to Code § 17.1-413, this opinion is not designated for publication.
On February 7, 2008, the trial court entered orders terminating the residual parental rights of Julio Santos (appellant) to his sons, D.G and E.S., and daughters, E.G. and M.G., pursuant to Code § 16.1-283(C)(2). Appellant noted his appeal of the decisions. In lieu of a transcript of the proceedings in the trial court, appellant filed a written statement of facts on April 28, 2008. However, the statement of facts was not made a part of the record because it was not filed within fifty-five days of the entry of judgment, as required by Rule 5A:8(c)(1).
"When the appellant fails to ensure that the record contains transcripts or a written statement of facts necessary to permit resolution of appellate issues, any assignments of error affected by such omission shall not be considered." Rule 5A:8(b). On appeal, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the trial court's decisions. A transcript or statement of facts is indispensable to the resolution of this issue on appeal. See Anderson v. Commonwealth, 13 Va. App. 506, 508-09, 413 S.E.2d 75, 76-77 (1992); Turner v. Commonwealth, 2 Va. App. 96, 99-100, 341 S.E.2d 400, 402 (1986). Therefore, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.
Affirmed.