Dismissed and Opinion Filed February 19, 2015
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-14-01367-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF Z.B., a child
On Appeal from the 305th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. JD-10-103-X
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Wright, Justice Lang-Miers, and Justice Stoddart
Opinion by Chief Justice Wright
By letter dated December 9, 2014, the Court raised a question concerning its jurisdiction
over this appeal. Specifically, the orders appellant identified in her notice of appeal as the orders
she wished to appeal were the trial court’s October 20, 2014 temporary orders in this suit
affecting the parent-child relationship. To date appellant has not responded to the Court’s
jurisdictional inquiry. Accordingly, we address our jurisdiction sua sponte, as we must. M.O.
Dental Lab. v. Rape, 139 S.W.3d 671, 673 (Tex. 2004) (per curiam).
This court may entertain appeals only from final judgments or interlocutory orders
authorized by statute. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001); Tex. R.
App. P. 28.1(a). Pursuant to the Family Code, temporary orders cannot be appealed. TEX. FAM.
CODE ANN. § 105.001(e). Absent an appealable interlocutory order or final judgment, this court
has no jurisdiction over this appeal. See Ogletree v. Matthews, 262 S.W.3d 316, 319 n. 1 (Tex.
2007); Lehmann, 39 S.W.3d at 195; Northeast Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Aldridge, 400 S.W.2d 893,
895 (Tex. 1966). For that reason, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. See Tex. R.
App. P. 42.3(a).
141367F.P05 /Carolyn Wright/
CAROLYN WRIGHT
CHIEF JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
IN THE INTEREST OF Z.B., a child On Appeal from the 305th Judicial District
Court, Dallas County, Texas
No. 05-14-01367-CV Trial Court Cause No. JD-10-103-X.
Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Wright.
Justices Lang-Miers and Stoddart
participating.
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED for want
of jurisdiction.
It is ORDERED that appellee DALLAS COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
recover its costs of this appeal from appellant ANGELINA BRASHEAR AKA ANGELINA
MARIE RICHARDSON
Judgment entered this 19th day of February, 2015.
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