DISMISS; Opinion Filed January 7, 2015.
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-14-01478-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF S.H., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 199th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 199-30045-2013
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Bridges, Lang-Miers, and Myers
Opinion by Justice Myers
This is an appeal from the termination of J.E.’s parental rights. The trial court signed the
judgment terminating J.E.’s parental rights on February 28, 2014. J.E.’s notice of appeal was
due twenty days after the trial court signed the judgment, March 20, 2014. See TEX. FAM. CODE
ANN. §§ 109.002(a); 263.405(a) (West 2014); TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(b), 28.4(a)(1). The time to
file the notice of appeal could have been extended an additional fifteen days to April 4, 2014.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.3. J.E. filed his notice of appeal on November 19, 2014, more than seven
months after the time had expired to file the notice of appeal or a motion for extension of time to
file the notice of appeal. “A timely filed notice of appeal is a requirement for this Court’s
jurisdiction.” Lab. Corp. of Am. v. Mid-Town Surgical Ctr., Inc., 16 S.W.3d 527, 529 (Tex.
App.—Dallas 2000, no pet.); see TEX. R. APP. P. 25.1(b). On December 1, 2014, this Court
asked J.E. to file a brief explaining how this Court has jurisdiction over this appeal. J.E.
responded with a letter filed December 5, 2014 that failed to show this Court has jurisdiction.
Because the notice of appeal was untimely, we conclude we lack jurisdiction over this appeal.
See Lab. Corp., 16 S.W.3d at 529.
We dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.
/Lana Myers/
LANA MYERS
JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
IN THE INTEREST OF S.H., A CHILD On Appeal from the 199th Judicial District
Court, Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 199-30045-2013.
No. 05-14-01478-CV Opinion delivered by Justice Myers. Justices
Bridges and Lang-Miers participating.
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED for want
of jurisdiction.
Judgment entered this 7th day of January, 2015.
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