in the Interest of W.J.B., a Child

ACCEPTED 01-15-00802-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/12/2015 3:50:25 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK N0. 01-15-00802-CV FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT 10/12/2015 3:50:25 PM OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk IN THE INTEREST OF W.J.B., A CHILD T.B.F., APPELLANT VS. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, APPELLEE ON APPEAL FROM THE 310TH DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. 2014-18450 AMENDED NOTICE OF APPEAL TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS: COMES NOW JULI CROW (“appellate counsel”), appointed attorney ad litem on appeal for Appellant, T.B.F., respondent mother, and hereby files this Amended Notice of Appeal and in support thereof shows: 1. The trial court, cause number and style of this case are listed above. Page 1 of 3 2. The order being appealed is entitled Decree for Termination dated October 6, 2015. The original notice of appeal incorrectly stated that said decree was signed on September 22, 2015. 3. The party desiring to appeal is T.B.F., Respondent Mother. 4. This appeal is taken to the First Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas. 5. A Motion for New Trial was not filed. 6. This appeal involves the termination of the parent-child relationship that entitles Respondent Mother to an accelerated appeal. 7. Appellant is presumed indigent and may proceed without advance payment of costs as provided by TRAP 20.1(a)(3). Respectfully submitted, /s/ Juli Crow Juli Crow PO Box 10152 Houston, Texas 77206 Telephone (281) 382-1395 Facsimile (713) 422-2389 State Bar No. 24000653 jpcrow@yahoo.com ATTORNEY AD LITEM ON APPEAL FOR APPELLANT T.B.F. Page 2 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 12th day of October, 2015, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Appellant’s Motion to Abate Appeal was served in accordance with the TRAP. 1. Sandra D. Hachem Senior Assistant County Attorney 1019 Congress Avenue, 15th Floor Houston, Texas 77002-1700 (713) 437-4700 fax 2. William Thursland Counsel for Appellant B.J.B. 440 Louisiana St., Ste 1130 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 655-9035 fax WMThursland@hotmail.com /s/ Juli Crow Juli Crow Page 3 of 3