in the Interest of Z.I.E.C.H. and L.J.C.H.--C

Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-21-00473-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF Z.I.E.C.H. and L.J.C.H.-C., Children
From the 224th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2020-PA-01727
Honorable Kimberly Burley, Judge Presiding
Opinion by: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice
Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Beth Watkins, Justice
Delivered and Filed: March 23, 2022
AFFIRMED; MOTION TO WITHDRAW DENIED
Appellant J.H., Sr. (“Father”) appeals the trial court’s order terminating his parental rights
to his children Z.I.E.C.H. and L.J.C.H.-C. Father’s court-appointed appellate counsel filed a
motion to withdraw and a brief containing a professional evaluation of the record, concluding there
are no arguable grounds for reversal of the termination order. The brief satisfies the requirements
of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). See In re P.M., 520 S.W.3d 24, 27 n.10 (Tex. 2016)
(per curiam) (recognizing that Anders procedures apply in parental termination cases).
Additionally, counsel represents that he provided Father with a copy of the brief and the motion to
withdraw, advised Father of his right to review the record and file his own brief, and informed
Father how to obtain a copy of the record, providing him with a form motion for access to the
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appellate record. We issued an order setting a deadline for Father to file a pro se brief. However,
Father did not request the appellate record or file a pro se brief.
After reviewing the appellate record and appointed counsel’s brief, we conclude no
plausible grounds exist for reversal of the termination order. Accordingly, we affirm the trial
court’s termination order. We deny counsel’s motion to withdraw because it does not show good
cause for withdrawal. See id. at 27 & n.7 (holding that counsel’s obligations in a parental
termination case extend through exhaustion or waiver of all appeals and that withdrawal should be
permitted by a court of appeals “only for good cause” (citing TEX. R. CIV. P. 10)).
Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice
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