Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-18-00835-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.A.E., J.A.E., and G.S.G., Children
From the 37th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2017PA01456
Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding
Opinion by: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Liza A. Rodriguez, Justice
Delivered and Filed: April 10, 2019
AFFIRMED
Appellant M.E. appeals the trial court's order terminating her parental rights to her children,
A.A.E., J.A.E., and G.S.G. Appellant’s court-appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw and a
brief in which he concluded there are no arguable grounds to be raised on appeal. The brief
satisfies the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). See In re P.M., 520
S.W.3d 24, 27 n.10 (Tex. 2016) (recognizing Anders procedures apply in parental termination
cases). Additionally, counsel certified he sent appellant a copy of the brief and the motion to
withdraw, advised appellant of her right to review the record and file her own brief, and provided
appellant a form motion to request access to the record. This court issued an order setting deadlines
for appellant to request the record and file a pro se brief; however, appellant did not request the
record or file a pro se brief.
04-18-00835-CV
After reviewing the record and counsel’s brief, we agree there are no arguable grounds to
be raised on appeal. Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s order. We deny counsel’s motion to
withdraw. See id. at 27–28 (holding counsel’s obligations in parental termination cases extend
through the exhaustion or waiver of all appeals, including the filing of a petition for review in the
Texas Supreme Court).
Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
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