in the Interest of E.J.

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-22-00103-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF E.J.
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On Appeal from the 88th District Court
Hardin County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 61,653
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
V.M. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to her minor child,
E.J. The trial court found, by clear and convincing evidence, that statutory grounds
exist for termination of V.M.’s parental rights and that termination of her parental
rights would be in E.J.’s best interest. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001(b)(1) (D),
(E), (O), (2).
V.M.’s appointed appellate 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
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evaluation of the record. Counsel served V.M. with a copy of the Anders brief filed
on her behalf. This Court notified V.M. 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). Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s order
terminating V.M.’s parental rights.
AFFIRMED.
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W. SCOTT GOLEMON
Chief Justice
Submitted on June 27, 2022
Opinion Delivered July 14, 2022
Before Golemon, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ.
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