Opinion
NO. 03-16-00143-CV
05-12-2016
A. R. and C. W., Appellants v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 433RD DISTRICT COURT OF COMAL COUNTY
NO. C2014-0741D
THE HONORABLE CHARLES A. STEPHENS II, JUDGE PRESIDINGORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellants A.R. and C.W. filed their notices of appeal on February 29, 2016, and March 3, 2016, respectively. The appellate record was complete March 29, 2016, making appellants' briefs due April 18, 2016. Appellants' motions to withdraw and to substitute counsel were granted by this Court on May 11, 2016. Accordingly, new counsel's motion for extension of time to file appellants' brief was filed May 11, 2016.
Amendments to the rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition of appeals from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (providing 180 days for court's final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this Court's leeway in granting extensions. In this instance, we will grant the motion in part and order counsel to file appellants' brief no later than May 31, 2016. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on May 12, 2016. Before Justices Puryear, Goodwin and Field