MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-11-00227-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF R.J.Q.C. & R.J.S., Children
From the 285th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2010-PA-00650
Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding
Opinion by: Rebecca Simmons, Justice
Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
Rebecca Simmons, Justice
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
Delivered and Filed: November 30, 2011
AFFIRMED
Appellant H.S. 1 appeals the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to R.J.Q.C.
and R.J.S., the order denying her motion for new trial, and the finding that her appellate points
are frivolous. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 263.405(g) (West 2008), amended by Act of May 5,
2011, 82d Leg., R.S., ch. 75, § 8, 2011 Tex. Sess. Law Serv. 348, 349 (West) (amending section
263.405, requiring “[a] final order rendered before [September 1, 2011] [to be] governed by the
law in effect on the date the order was rendered, and [continuing] the former law . . . in effect for
that purpose”). H.S.’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.
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To protect the identity of the minor children, we refer to the mother and her children by their initials. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 9.8.
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Counsel concludes that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the
requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); see In re R.R., No. 04–03–00096–
CV, 2003 WL 21157944, at *4 (Tex. App.—San Antonio May 21, 2003, no pet.) (applying
Anders procedure in an appeal from a termination of parental rights); In re D.E.S., 135 S.W.3d
326, 329 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2004, no pet.) (same).
Counsel certified that a copy of his Anders brief was delivered to H.S. 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 brief and the record, we agree that the appeal is frivolous and without merit.
Therefore, appellate counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted and the trial court’s judgment is
affirmed.
Rebecca Simmons, Justice
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