J. L. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ( 2021 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-21-00253-CV
J. L., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 22ND DISTRICT COURT OF COMAL COUNTY
NO. C2021-0494A, THE HONORABLE MELISSA MCCLENAHAN, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
In the above cause, appellant J.L. has filed a request for a de novo hearing from
the associate judge’s finding of “aggravated circumstances” under section 262.2015(b)(3)(I) of
the Texas Family Code. It appears that the request was mistakenly filed and docketed in this
Court as a notice of appeal.1 A finding of aggravated circumstances in a parental-termination
case is not a final order, and it does not fall within any of the categories of appealable
interlocutory orders. See Hernandez v. Dep’t of Family & Protective Servs., 392 S.W.3d 188(Tex. App.–El Paso 2012, no pet.); see also Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.014. Accordingly,
we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
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This Court requested a response from appellant explaining how this Court may exercise
jurisdiction over this appeal. As of the date of this order, no response has been received
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Gisela D. Triana, Justice
Before Justices Goodwin, Triana, and Kelly
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: June 29, 2021
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