In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
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No. 07-15-00105-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF L.C., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 364th District Court
Lubbock County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2012-502,200; Honorable William R. Eichman II, Presiding
April 15, 2015
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.
Appellant, D.C., filed a notice of appeal from the trial court’s order modifying the
parent-child relationship. By letter dated March 24, 2015, the Clerk of this Court
advised D.C. that a filing fee of $195 was overdue and noted that failure to submit
payment within ten days would subject the appeal to dismissal pursuant to Rule 42.3(c)
of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.
D.C. has not responded, paid the filing fee, nor made other arrangements for the
discharge of the clerk’s filing fee. See TEX. R. APP. P. 12.1(b). Unless a party is
excused from paying a filing fee, the Clerk of this Court is required to collect filing fees
set by statute or the Texas Supreme Court when an item is presented for filing. See id.
at 5, 12.1(b). Although the filing of a proper notice of appeal invokes an appellate
court’s jurisdiction, if a party fails to follow the prescribed rules of appellate procedure,
the appeal may be dismissed. Id. at 25.1(b).
Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for failure to comply with a directive from
this Court requiring action within a specified time. Id. at 42.3(c).
Per Curiam
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