TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-14-00351-CV
T. J., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 433RD DISTRICT COURT OF COMAL COUNTY,
NO. C2013-0254D, THE HONORABLE DIB WALDRIP, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant T. J. filed her notice of appeal on May 31, 2014. The appellate record was
complete June 16, 2014, making appellant=s brief due July 7, 2014. On June 13, 2014, counsel for
appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file appellant’s brief.
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 and order counsel to file appellant=s
brief no later than July 28, 2014. 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 June 19, 2014.
Before Justices Puryear, Goodwin and Field
T. J. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Combined Opinion