In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-19-00184-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF M.M.G. AND A.A.M.
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On Appeal from the 253rd District Court
Liberty County, Texas
Trial Cause No. CV1814042
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
The trial court signed a judgment terminating appellant’s parental rights on
April 1, 2019. On June 21, 2019, we notified the parties that the notice of appeal did
not appear to have been timely filed. The appellant filed a response, in which
appellant stated that she had timely filed a motion for new trial and requested
additional time to file her brief.
Appellant filed notice of appeal on June 17, 2019, more than twenty days from
the date of the judgment and outside the period for which we may grant an extension
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of time to perfect appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b), 26.3. In an accelerated appeal,
the filing of a motion for new trial does not extend the appellate deadlines. See In
the Interest of K.A.F., 160 S.W.3d 923, 925, 927-28 (Tex. 2005); see also Tex. R.
App. P. 26.1(b). This Court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal. Accordingly, we
dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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HOLLIS HORTON
Justice
Submitted on July 24, 2019
Opinion Delivered July 25, 2019
Before Kreger, Horton and Johnson, JJ.
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