in the Interest of T. J. D. W., Minor Child ( 2002 )

                                   NUMBER 13-02-012-CV

                             COURT OF APPEALS

                   THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                CORPUS CHRISTI

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IN THE INTEREST OF T.J.D.W., A MINOR CHILD

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                         On appeal from the 36th District Court

                                  of Aransas County, Texas

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                                   O P I N I O N

                   Before Justices Dorsey, Rodriguez, and Castillo

                                       Opinion Per Curiam

Appellants, James Warren and Lynn Warren, attempted to perfect an appeal from a judgment entered by the 36th District Court of Aransas County, Texas, in cause number A-93-0285-CV-A.  Judgment in this cause was signed on May 7, 2001.  A timely motion for new trial was filed on May 9, 2001. Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(a), appellants= notice of appeal was due on August 5, 2001, but was not filed until August 31, 2001. 

Notice of this defect was given so that steps could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be done. Appellants were advised that, if the defect was not corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of this Court=s letter, the appeal would be dismissed.  On February 8, 2002, appellants= untimely motion for leave to file notice of appeal was received in this Court.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file, appellants= failure to timely perfect their appeal, and appellants= untimely motion for leave to file notice of appeal, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.  Appellants= untimely motion for leave to file notice of appeal is DENIED, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION.

PER CURIAM

Do not publish.

Tex. R. App. P. 47.3.

Opinion delivered and filed this

the 18^th day of April, 2002.