in the Interest of A.B., M.B., L.B., and A.B., Children

NUMBER 13-16-00329-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
IN THE INTEREST OF A.B., M.B., L.B., AND A.B., CHILDREN
On appeal from the 36th District Court
of Aransas County, Texas.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Garza and Longoria
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
This appeal arises from an adoption proceeding. Appellant M.B. is the biological
mother of A.B., M.B., L.B., and A.B, and her parental rights were terminated on April 28,
2016. On June 16, 2016, the trial court entered an order granting petitioners R.G. and
M.I.G., adoption of the children. Appellant filed filed her pro se notice of appeal on June
17, 2016. We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
Appellant did not file a petition for adoption and was not an intervenor in the
underlying adoption proceeding. Moreover, Texas Family Code Ann. § 102.006(a)
provides that a former parent whose parent/child relationship with the child has been
terminated by court order does not have standing to file a suit unless one of the two
exceptions contained in Section 102.006(b) applies. The exceptions are: has a continuing
right to possession of or access to the child under an existing court order; or has the
consent of the child’s managing conservator, guardian, or legal custodian to bring the suit.
See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §102.006 (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.S.).
Appellant seeks to appeal from a judgment in which she was not a party or an
intervenor. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION. See
id. 42.3(a). All pending motions are likewise DISMISSED.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the
2nd day of September, 2016.
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