in the Matter of J.S.H. ( 2010 )

Opinion issued March 18, 2010

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-08-00563-CV

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IN THE MATTER OF J.S.H.

On Appeal from the 279th District Court

Jefferson County, Texas

Trial Court Case No. F-10638-J

MEMORANDUM OPINION

          Appellant, L.H., appeals the child-support portion of the trial court’s May 28, 2008 judgment and order of commitment to the Texas Youth Commission of her son J.S.H.*  See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 54.06 (Vernon 2008) (authorizing juvenile court to order parent to pay support); Act of May 23, 1991, 72d, R.S., ch. 680, § 1, sec. 56.01(a), 1991 Tex. Gen. Laws 2466, 2466 (Tex. Fam. Code § 56.01(a), since amended) (authorizing appeal).  We affirm.

          L.H.’s sole issue on appeal is that she cannot afford the $419 monthly child‑support payments ordered by the trial court.  She did not object at trial to the amount of child support ordered by the trial court.  This issue, therefore, is not preserved for appeal.  See Tex. R. App. P. 33.1(a) (as prerequisite to presenting complaint for appellate review, appellate record must show that complaint was made to trial court by timely request, objection, or motion stating specific grounds of complaint and that trial court ruled on request or objection).

          We have not been presented with any issue as to whether L.H. may file a motion to modify the amount of her child-support payments, nor have we been presented with arguments on her behalf to justify a modification.

We overrule L.H.’s sole issue and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

                                                                   Michael Massengale

                                                                   Justice

Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Sharp, and Massengale.

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*               The Texas Supreme Court transferred this appeal from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth District of Texas.  Misc. Docket No. 08-9096 (Tex. June 23, 2008); see Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 73.001 (Vernon 2005) (authorizing transfer of cases).