In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-15-00242-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF E.D., M.S., M.S., R.S., and R.C.
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On Appeal from the 317th District Court
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. C-221,760
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
K.S. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to her minor
children, E.D., M.S., M.S., R.S., and R.C. 1 After a bench trial, the trial court found,
by clear and convincing evidence, that statutory grounds existed for the
termination of K.S.’s parental rights and that termination of her rights would be in
the best interest of the children. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001(1)(D), (E),
(N), (O), (P), (R), (2) (West 2014).
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The trial court also terminated the parental rights of the children’s
respective alleged fathers, but the fathers did not appeal the trial court’s judgment
and are not parties to this appeal.
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K.S.’s court-appointed appellate counsel submitted a brief in which counsel
contends there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on appeal. See Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); In re L.D.T., 161 S.W.3d 728, 731 (Tex. App.—
Beaumont 2005, no pet.). The brief provides counsel’s professional evaluation of
the record. Counsel certified that counsel served K.S. with a copy of the Anders
brief filed on her behalf. This Court notified K.S. of her right to file a pro se
response, as well as the deadline for doing so. This Court did not receive a pro se
response.
We have independently reviewed the appellate record and counsel’s brief,
and we agree that any appeal would be frivolous. We find no arguable error
requiring us to order appointment of new counsel to re-brief this appeal. Cf.
Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We affirm the trial
court’s order terminating K.S.’s parental rights, and we grant counsel’s motion to
withdraw. 2
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In connection with withdrawing from the case, counsel shall inform K.S. of
the outcome of this appeal and inform her that she has the right to file a petition for
review with the Texas Supreme Court. See Tex. R. App. P. 53; In re K.D., 127
S.W.3d 66, 68 n. 3 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, no pet.).
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AFFIRMED.
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CHARLES KREGER
Justice
Submitted on October 9, 2015
Opinion Delivered October 29, 2015
Before Kreger, Horton, and Johnson, JJ.
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