Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-21-00277-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF M.C.L.V., a Child
Appellants
From the 438th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2020-PA-01657
Honorable Kimberly Burley, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Delivered and Filed: September 8, 2021
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
On July 8, 2021, appellant filed a notice of appeal stating her intent to appeal a final decree
of termination signed on June 10, 2021. The clerk’s record was filed on July 26, 2021. Although
the clerk’s record contains the judge’s notes, the clerk’s record does not contain an 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.) (stating judge’s notes do not constitute a
final, appealable order) (mem. op.). In response to this court’s inquiry, the trial court clerk
confirmed the trial court has not received a final 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
04-21-00277-CV
did not file a response showing that we have jurisdiction over this appeal. Having confirmed the
record does not contain a final order of 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
1
This dismissal does not prevent appellant from later pursuing a timely appeal from a final judgment in this case.
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