Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-13-00010-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF N.L., L.S., and J.A.T.
From the 225th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2012-PA-01411
Honorable Richard Garcia, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
Delivered and Filed: March 20, 2013
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
This is an attempted appeal from an interlocutory Permanency Hearing Order signed
December 11, 2012, after a permanency hearing in a suit by the Department of Family and
Protective Services seeking termination of the parental rights of appellant to his child. No final
judgment of termination has been entered. The permanency order states that trial is scheduled
for May 16, 2013.
The Texas Family Code permits a party to appeal “a final order” in a suit affecting the
parent-child relationship. TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 109.002(b) (West Supp. 2012). The Family
Code expressly precludes an interlocutory appeal from a trial court’s temporary orders. See TEX.
FAM. CODE ANN. § 105.001(e) (West 2008). Accordingly, because it appeared this court lacks
jurisdiction over this appeal, on January 16, 2013, this court ordered appellant to show cause in
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writing why this appeal should not be dismissed. No response has been filed. Therefore, we
dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
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