in the Interest of B v. R v. R v. and R v. Minor Children

Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
April 12, 2021
No. 04-21-00086-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF B.V., R.V., R.V., AND R.V., MINOR CHILDREN,
From the County Court at Law No 2, Webb County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2018FLC000678-C3
Honorable Victor Villarreal, Judge Presiding
ORDER
The underlying case is a suit to modify the parent-child relationship. On December 21,
2020, the trial court signed temporary orders in the case. On January 21, 2021, appellant filed a
motion to enforce the temporary orders and for sanctions. On February 26, 2021, the trial court
signed an order denying appellant’s motion to enforce the temporary orders and for sanctions.
On March 10, 2021, appellant filed a notice of appeal, stating he is appealing the trial court’s
February 26, 2021 order.
The clerk’s record does not contain a final, appealable order. The trial court’s February
26, 2021 order does not dispose of all parties and causes of action and is therefore interlocutory.
Interlocutory orders may sometimes be appealed, but only if a specific statute authorizes such an
interlocutory appeal. For example, section 51.014 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies
Code lists circumstances under which a party may appeal from an interlocutory order of a district
court, county court at law, or county court. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014.
We cannot, however, find any statutory authority that allows a party to appeal from the
interlocutory order challenged in this appeal.
We, therefore, ORDER appellant to show cause in writing on or before April 19, 2021,
why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. We suspend all appellate
deadlines pending our determination of whether we have jurisdiction over this appeal.
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Irene Rios, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 12th day of April, 2021.
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MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court