in the Interest of N.J.E. Jr., N.J.E., E.M.E., and E.J.E.

Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-21-00502-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF N.J.E., JR., N.J.E., E.M.E., and E.J.E.
From the 150th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2020PA01973
Honorable Kimberly Burley, Judge Presiding
Opinion by: Beth Watkins, Justice
Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Beth Watkins, Justice
Delivered and Filed: April 27, 2022
AFFIRMED; MOTION TO WITHDRAW DENIED
Appellant G.E. appeals the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to her children
N.J.E., Jr., N.J.E., E.M.E., and E.J.E. G.E.’s court-appointed appellate counsel filed a motion to
withdraw and a brief containing a professional evaluation of the record, concluding there are no
arguable grounds for reversal of the termination order. The brief satisfies the requirements of
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). See In re P.M., 520 S.W.3d 24, 27 n.10 (Tex. 2016)
(per curiam) (recognizing that Anders procedures apply in parental termination cases).
Additionally, counsel represents that she provided G.E. with a copy of the brief and the motion to
withdraw, advised G.E. of her right to review the record and file her own brief, and informed G.E.
how to obtain a copy of the record, providing her with a form motion for access to the appellate
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record. We issued an order setting a deadline for G.E. to file a pro se brief. However, G.E. did not
request the appellate record or file a pro se brief.
After reviewing the appellate record and appointed counsel’s brief, we conclude no
plausible grounds exist for reversal of the termination order. Accordingly, we affirm the trial
court’s termination order. We deny counsel’s motion to withdraw because it does not show good
cause for withdrawal. See id. at 27 & n.7 (holding that counsel’s obligations in a parental
termination case extend through exhaustion or waiver of all appeals and that withdrawal should be
permitted by a court of appeals “only for good cause” (citing TEX. R. CIV. P. 10)).
Beth Watkins, Justice
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