In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-17-00206-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.A.W., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 106th District Court
Garza County, Texas
Trial Court No. 12-06-06672, Honorable Carter T. Schildknecht, Presiding
July 27, 2017
ORDER OF ABATEMENT AND REMAND
Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.
Appellant, C.R., appeals an order terminating her parental rights to A.A.W.1 The
appellate record was due on June 19, 2017. The clerk’s record was filed by this
deadline. However, on June 27, 2017, the reporter notified us that C.R. had not
requested preparation or made payment arrangements for the reporter’s record. By
letter that day, we directed C.R. to request preparation of the reporter’s record, make
acceptable payment arrangements, and certify compliance by July 10, 2017. On July
20, 2017, C.R. filed a copy of the letter she sent to the reporter requesting preparation
of the record. The letter also notified the reporter that C.R. had filed a statement of
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The suit to terminate C.R.’s parental rights was not filed by a governmental entity.
inability to afford payment of court costs in the trial court on June 28, 2017, but that
appellee had filed a motion challenging the statement. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 145(f)(1).
On July 26, 2017, the reporter notified us that C.R. has not made payment
arrangements and the trial court has not ruled on whether C.R. is required to pay the
reporter’s fees.
In accordance with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 145, we now abate this appeal
and remand the cause to the trial court to determine whether C.R. can afford to pay the
fees charged for preparing the reporter’s record or is otherwise indigent. The trial court
is also directed to enter such orders necessary to address the aforementioned matters.
So too shall it include findings on those matters in a supplemental record and cause that
record to be filed with this court by August 10, 2017. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 145(f)(6).
Should further time be needed to perform these tasks, then same must be requested
before August 10, 2017.
It is so ordered.
Per Curiam
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