in the Interest of K.B., K.J.P.B., K.J.P., and K.P., Children ( 2012 )

MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-12-00309-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF K.B., K.J.P.B., K.J.P., and K.P., Children
From the 25th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas
Trial Court No. 11-0254-CV
Honorable Karin Bonicoro, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
Karen Angelini, Justice
Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
Delivered and Filed: June 20, 2012
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
A clerk’s record was filed in this appeal on May 18, 2012. The notice of appeal
contained in the clerk’s record, however, is a request for a de novo hearing of an associate
judge’s report before the referring court. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 201.204, 201.317 (West
Supp. 2011). The fiat attached to this notice of appeal states that the motion was set for a
hearing before the referring court on May 7, 2012. The clerk’s record does not contain a final
judgment from the de novo hearing or a notice of appeal to this court.
On May 22, 2012, we ordered the respondent parent to show cause why this appeal
should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. No response was filed. Accordingly, this appeal
is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction without prejudice to the respondent parent’s right to appeal
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to this court after a final judgment is signed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.1 (setting forth requirements
for perfecting an appeal in a civil case); TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3 (providing for involuntary dismissal
of civil appeal for want of jurisdiction).
PER CURIAM
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