In the Interest of T.E., a Child v. the State of Texas ( 2024 )

In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
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No. 02-24-00145-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF T.E., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 231st District Court
Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court No. 231-737023-23
Before Womack, Wallach, and Walker, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Womack
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant C.R. (Mother) seeks to appeal the trial court’s “Initial Permanency
Hearing Order Before Final Order” (the Order).
On April 9, 2024, we notified Mother of our concern that we lacked
jurisdiction over this appeal because the Order did not appear to be a final judgment
or appealable interlocutory order. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195,
200 (Tex. 2001) (holding that, generally, appeals may be taken only from final
judgments or interlocutory orders authorized by statute); In re S.E.M., No. 12-05-
00008-CV, 2005 WL 612839, at *1 (Tex. App.—Tyler Mar. 16, 2005, no pet.) (per
curiam) (mem. op.) (dismissing appeal of order entered after an initial permanency
hearing for want of jurisdiction because order was not a final judgment or an
appealable interlocutory order).
We informed Mother that unless she or any party filed a response showing
grounds for continuing the appeal, we could dismiss it for want of jurisdiction. See
Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 44.3. While Mother has filed a response, it does not show
grounds for continuing the appeal.1 Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of
jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f); Lehmann, 39 S.W.3d at 195, 200;
S.E.M., 2005 WL 612839, at *1.
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Mother’s response addresses the merits of her challenges to the Order without
addressing the jurisdictional issue.
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/s/ Dana Womack
Dana Womack
Justice
Delivered: May 2, 2024
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