IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-16-00310-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.G.L., A CHILD
From the 361st District Court
Brazos County, Texas
Trial Court No. 16-000810-CV-361
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Carroll Wayne Dicky, II filed a notice of appeal regarding the associate judge’s
August 16, 2016 Final Order Establishing the Parent-Child Relationship. It appears Dicky
intended a review by the district court of the associate judge’s findings. See TEX. FAM.
CODE ANN. § 201.015(a) (West 2014). There does not appear to be a final order as set out
in TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 109.002 (West 2014). Therefore, we dismiss this appeal for lack
of jurisdiction.
Absent a specific exemption, the Clerk of the Court must collect filing fees at the
time a document is presented for filing. TEX. R. APP. P. 12.1(b); Appendix to TEX. R. APP.
P., Order Regarding Fees (Amended Aug. 28, 2007, eff. Sept. 1, 2007). See also TEX. R. APP.
P. 5; 10TH TEX. APP. (WACO) LOC. R. 5; TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 51.207(b); § 51.941(a); §
51.208 (West 2013). Under these circumstances, we suspend the rule and order the Clerk
to write off all unpaid filing fees in this case. TEX. R. APP. P. 2.
AL SCOGGINS
Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Scoggins
Appeal dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed October 6, 2016
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Combined Opinion