in the Interest of K. D.

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-21-00016-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF K.D.
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On Appeal from the 253rd District Court
Liberty County, Texas
Trial Cause No. CV2015473
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
C.G. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to her minor child,
K.D. The trial court found, by clear and convincing evidence, that statutory grounds
exist for termination of C.G.’s parental rights and that termination of her parental
rights would be in the best interest of K.D. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §
161.001(b)(1)(D), (E), (N), (O), (P), (2).
C.G.’s appointed counsel submitted a brief in which counsel contends that
there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on appeal. See Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967); In the Interest of L.D.T., 161 S.W.3d 728, 731 (Tex. App.—
Beaumont 2005, no pet.). The brief provides counsel’s professional evaluation of the
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record. Counsel served C.G. with a copy of the Anders brief filed on her behalf. This
Court notified C.G. of her right to file a pro se response, as well as the deadline for
doing so. This Court did not receive a pro se response.
We have independently reviewed the appellate record and counsel’s brief, and
we agree that any appeal would be frivolous. We find no arguable error requiring us
to order appointment of new counsel to re-brief this appeal. Cf. Stafford v. State, 813
S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We affirm the trial court’s order
terminating C.G.’s parental rights.
AFFIRMED.
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W. SCOTT GOLEMON
Chief Justice
Submitted on April 12, 2021
Opinion Delivered April 29, 2021
Before Golemon, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ.
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