in the Interest of H.M.C. and D.W.C., Children

IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-14-00059-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF H.M.C. AND D.W.C., CHILDREN,
Appellant
From the County Court
Bosque County, Texas
Trial Court No. CV-13239
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Michael Parker attempts to appeal the trial court’s permanency hearing order
issued on February 13, 2014. The Clerk of this Court notified Parker by letter dated
March 4, 2014 that his appeal was subject to dismissal because it appeared the
permanency hearing order is not a final, appealable order. See Lehmann v. Har-Con
Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195, 205 (Tex. 2001); In the Interest of J.D., 304 S.W.3d 522, 525 (Tex.
App.—Waco 2009, no pet.) (standards enunciated in Lehmann and its progeny for what
constitutes a "final order" for purposes of appeal governs termination cases brought by
the Department). The Clerk warned Parker in the same letter that the appeal would be
dismissed unless, within 10 days from the date of the letter, a response was filed
showing grounds for continuing the appeal. Ten days have passed, and we have not
received a response from Parker.
This appeal is dismissed. 1 TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a), (c).
Absent a specific exemption, the Clerk of the Court must collect filing fees at the
time a document is presented for filing. TEX. R. APP. P. 12.1(b); Appendix to TEX. R. APP.
P., Order Regarding Fees (Amended Aug. 28, 2007, eff. Sept. 1, 2007). See also TEX. R.
APP. P. 5; 10TH TEX. APP. (WACO) LOC. R. 5; TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. §§ 51.207(b); 51.208; §
51.941(a) (West 2013). Under these circumstances, we suspend the rule and order the
Clerk to write off all unpaid filing fees in this case. TEX. R. APP. P. 2. The write-off of
the fees from the accounts receivable of the Court in no way eliminates or reduces the
fees owed.
TOM GRAY
Chief Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Scoggins
Appeal dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed March 20, 2014
[CV06]
1   A  motion  for  rehearing  may  be  filed  within  15  days  after  the  judgment  or  order  of  this  Court  is
rendered.  TEX.  R.  APP.  P. 49.1.  If the appellant desires to have the decision of this Court reviewed by the
Texas Supreme Court, a petition for review must be filed with the Texas Supreme Court clerk within 45
days after either the date the court of appeals’ judgment was rendered or the date the last ruling on all
timely motions for rehearing was made by the court of appeals.  TEX. R. APP. P. 53.7(a).
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