in the Interest of S.W. ( 2021 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-21-00145-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF S.W.
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On Appeal from the 279th District Court
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. F-238,664
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Mother and Father appeal from an order terminating their parental rights to
their minor child, S.W. 1 The trial court found, by clear and convincing evidence, that
statutory grounds exist for termination of Mother’s and Father’s parental rights and
that termination of their parental rights would be in the best interest of S.W. See Tex.
Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001(b)(1) (I), (2).
Mother’s and Father’s appointed appellate counsel submitted separate briefs
in which counsel contends that there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on
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We refer to the appellants as “Mother” and “Father” and their child by her
initials to protect their identities. See Tex. R. App. P. 9.8(b)(2).
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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 briefs provide
counsels’ professional evaluation of the record. Counsel served Mother and Father
with a copy of the Anders brief filed on their behalf. This Court notified Mother and
Father of their right to file a pro se response, as well as the deadline for doing so.
This Court did not receive a pro se response from either parent.
We have independently reviewed the appellate record and counsels’ briefs,
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). We affirm the trial court’s order
terminating Mother’s and Father’s parental rights.
AFFIRMED.
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W. SCOTT GOLEMON
Chief Justice
Submitted on September 8, 2021
Opinion Delivered September 23, 2021
Before Golemon, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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