in the Interest of A.N.R., D.A.R, W.J.R and M.L.R

Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed April 23, 2013.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-12-00915-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.N.R., D.A.R, W.J.R AND M.L.R, Children
On Appeal from the 1A District Court
Jasper County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 32476
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This appeal is from an order dismissing an original petition in a suit
affecting the parent-child relationship for lack of standing. We affirm.
Suit was brought by James Lee Roesch, as “the father of the children the
subject of this suit.” Roesch’s parental rights have been terminated but he claims
standing as “a relative of the child within the third degree of consanguinity”
because he is the biological father. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 102.004(a) (West
2008).
Roesch is not a relative within the meaning of section 102.004(a). As their
biological father, Roesch’s relation to the children would be “parent.” However,
section 101.024(a) expressly provides that “parent” does not include a parent as to
whom the parent-child relationship has been terminated. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann.
§ 101.024(a) (West 2008).
Accordingly, the trial court’s order is affirmed. Appellee’s request to find
this appeal frivolous is denied.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Boyce and Donovan.
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