in the Interest of D.D.M., IV, a Child ( 2008 )

                                        COURT OF APPEALS

                                         SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                                      FORT WORTH

                                           NO. 2-08-396-CV  

IN THE INTEREST OF

D.D.M., IV, A CHILD

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             FROM THE 360TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

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                                  MEMORANDUM OPINION^[1]

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Appellant D.D.M. attempts to appeal from the trial court=s judgment signed August 20, 2008.  Appellant mailed his notice of appeal on September 22, 2008, and it was filed on September 25, 2008, which was untimely.^[2]

On October 13, 2008, we notified Appellant that his appeal was subject to dismissal for want of jurisdiction unless, by November 3, 2008, he filed a response showing a reasonable explanation for the late filing of the notice of appeal.^[3]  No response has been filed.  Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.^[4]

PER CURIAM

PANEL:  DAUPHINOT, HOLMAN, and GARDNER, JJ.

DELIVERED:  December 11, 2008

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^[1]See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.

^[2]See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1.

^[3]See Tex. R. App. P. 10.5(b), 26.3; Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997).

^[4]See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).