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MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-07-00591-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF S.B.N., JR., J.-T.B.N., P.N., K.N., AND N.N., CHILDREN
From the 225th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2005-PA-02575
Honorable Martha Tanner, Judge Presiding
Opinion by: Catherine Stone, Justice
Sitting: Catherine Stone, Justice
Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
Rebecca Simmons, Justice
Delivered and Filed: July 23, 2008
AFFIRMED
This is an appeal concerning the trial court’s termination of Paula N.’s parental rights to four
of her children, J.-T.B.N., P.N., K.N., and N.N.1 Paula’s court-appointed appellate attorney filed
a brief containing a professional evaluation of the record and demonstrating that there are no
arguable grounds to be advanced. Counsel concludes that the appeal is without merit. The brief
meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). See In re R.R., No.
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To protect the privacy of the parties in this case, we identify the children by their initials and the children’s
mother by her first name only. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 109.002(d) (Vernon 2002). Paula’s parental rights to her
remaining child, S.B.N., Jr., were not terminated during the underlying proceeding, as the trial court severed S.B.N., Jr.
from the case. Although the children’s father, Sebastian N., Sr., also sought to appeal the trial court’s termination of his
parental rights to J.-T.B.N., P.N., K.N., and N.N., his appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution. See In re S.B.N.,
Jr., No. 04-07-00591-CV, 2008 WL 2355729, *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio June 11, 2008, no pet. h.) (per curiam).
04-07-00591-CV
04-03-00096-CV, 2003 WL 21157944, at * 4 (Tex. App.—San Antonio May 21, 2003, no pet.)
(applying Anders procedure in appeal from termination of parental rights).
A copy of counsel’s brief was delivered to Paula, who was advised of her right to examine
the record and to file a pro se brief. No pro se brief has been filed. After reviewing the record, we
agree that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. The judgment of the trial court is therefore
affirmed. Furthermore, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.
Catherine Stone, Justice
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