NO. 07-12-0534-CV
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL B
JANUARY 4, 2013
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In the Interest of K.M.S., E.A.S. AND J.A.S.,
Children
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FROM THE 100TH DISTRICT COURT OF CHILDRESS COUNTY;
NO. 9658; HONORABLE STUART MESSER, PRESIDING
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Memorandum Opinion
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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.
Pending before the court is the appeal of Feliciano Beau Segura III and Candice Leigh Segura
from an order terminating their parental rights. The final order was signed in August of 2012;
however, the notice of appeal was filed in December of 2012. We dismiss for want of jurisdiction.
An appeal from a termination order is considered accelerated. Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §
109.002(a) (West Supp. 2012). Therefore, the notice of appeal must be filed within twenty days of
the day the order is signed. Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b). More importantly, timely post-judgment
motions such as a motion for new trial do not extend the filing deadline. Id. 28.1. Applying these
rules to the circumstances at bar (and after affording appellants with opportunity to address the
matter), we conclude that the December 2012 notice of appeal was untimely and failed to vest this
court with jurisdiction over the appeal. Thus, we have no choice but to dismiss the appeal.
Per Curiam