in the Interest of J.J. ( 2018 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-18-00188-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF J.J.
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On Appeal from the 279th District Court
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. C-229,666
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ORDER
Appellant, L.M., filed a pro se notice of appeal of an order terminating his
parental rights. In his notice of appeal, appellant states that he is indigent and
incarcerated in the Texas prison system.
On the Court’s own motion, the appeal is abated and the case is remanded to
the trial court for further proceedings. We direct the trial court to determine whether
appellant is indigent and whether an attorney should be appointed to represent him.
See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 107.013 (West Supp. 2017). A supplemental clerk’s
record, including any orders signed by the trial court on remand, together with a
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supplemental reporter’s record of any hearing conducted on remand, shall be filed
with the Court of Appeals on or before June 18, 2018. The appeal will be reinstated
without further order of this Court when the supplemental clerk’s record is filed.
ORDER ENTERED May 31, 2018.
PER CURIAM
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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