Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-18-00756-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.M.S., et al., Children
From the 288th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2017-PA-01328
Honorable Renée Yanta, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Delivered and Filed: November 28, 2018
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
On September 11, 2018, appellant filed her notice of appeal. The clerk’s record was filed
on September 20, 2018. Although the clerk’s record contains the judge’s notes stating appellant’s
parental rights are terminated, it does not contain a final order terminating appellant’s parental
rights. See In re L.H., No. 04-13-00174-CV, 2013 WL 3804585, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio
July 17, 2013, no pet.) (mem. op.) (stating judge’s notes do not constitute final, appealable order).
“[A]n appeal may be prosecuted only from a final judgment.” N.E. Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Aldridge,
400 S.W.2d 893, 895 (Tex. 1966).
Because no final order of termination has been entered in the underlying case, this court
ordered appellant to show cause in writing why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of
jurisdiction. Appellant did not respond. Because the record does not contain a final order of
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termination, we must dismiss this appeal. 1 Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for lack of
jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
PER CURIAM
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This dismissal does not prevent appellant from later pursuing a timely appeal from a final judgment in this case.
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