in the Interest of D.D.A., a Minor

Order entered December 17, 2018
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-18-01324-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF D.D.A., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 330th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-17-03029
ORDER
Before the Court are appellant’s November 23, 2018 motion for additional time to pay for
the clerk’s record and reporter’s record and November 29, 2018 update on request for time.
Attached to her motion is a “Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs or an
Appeal Bond.” Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1(a) and (c), appellant is
allowed to proceed without payment of the appellate court filing fees. See TEX. R. APP. P.
20.1(a), (c). However, fees charged by the trial court clerk or court reporter for preparation of
the appellate record are governed by Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 145. See id. 20.1(a).
Appellant paid this Court’s $205 filing fee. Accordingly, we DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to
refund the filing fee to appellant.
Appellant shall file, within fifteen days, any Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of
Court Costs with the District Clerk. See TEX. R. APP. P. 145. We instruct appellant to notify this
Court in writing of any such filing. We caution appellant that the Court may, without further
notice, dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution unless we receive, by January 9, 2019, either
(1) written verification that she filed a Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs
in the trial court or (2) proof of payment for the clerk’s record. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(b).
We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of this order to Felicia Pitre, Dallas
County District Clerk, Francheska Duffey, Official Court Reporter for 330th Judicial District
Court, and all parties.
/s/ ADA BROWN
JUSTICE