COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH
NO. 2-09-072-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF J.L.M., A CHILD
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FROM THE 325TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY
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MEMORANDUM OPINION 1
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Appellant J.L.M. attempts to appeal from a final order in a suit affecting
the parent-child relationship, ordering him to pay retroactive child support for
his child, J.L.M. Because his notice of appeal was untimely filed, we dismiss
the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
The trial court signed the judgment at issue on January 7, 2009.
Accordingly, J.L.M.’s notice of appeal was due thirty days later on February 6,
2009. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1 (providing that the notice of appeal must be
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… See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
filed within thirty days after the judgment is signed). J.L.M. filed his notice of
appeal on February 25, 2009.
On March 10, 2009, we notified J.L.M. of our concern that this court
may not have jurisdiction over the appeal and informed him that unless he or
any party desiring to continue the appeal filed with the court a response by
March 20, 2009, showing grounds for continuing the appeal, this appeal would
be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.2 See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 44.3;
Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997). We have received no
response. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See
Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).
PER CURIAM
PANEL: MCCOY, J.; CAYCE, C.J.; and MEIER, J.
DELIVERED: April 23, 2009
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… There were also some deficiencies with J.L.M.’s notice of appeal,
which we requested he correct with an amended notice of appeal to be filed no
later than March 20, 2009.
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