in the Interest of C v. and G v. Children ( 2018 )

Dismissed; Opinion Filed September 26, 2018.
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-18-00587-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF C.V. AND G.V., CHILDREN
On Appeal from the 302nd Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-17-14703
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Stoddart, Whitehill, and Boatright
Opinion by Justice Stoddart
This appeal is from “the judgment signed by the [trial court] May 21, 2018.” The clerk’s
record reflects the underlying suit is a suit to modify child support and for enforcement. The
clerk’s record further reflects the trial court signed an order appointing counsel for appellee on
May 21st, and a copy of that order is attached to the notice of appeal filed in this Court. The clerk’s
record does not reflect any other order was signed that date or that a final judgment has been
entered.
An appellate court has jurisdiction only over interlocutory orders made appealable by
statute and final judgments that dispose of all parties and claims. See Jack B. Anglin Co., Inc. v.
Tipps, 842 S.W.2d 266, 272 (Tex. 1992). Because no statute appears to authorize an appeal from
an order appointing counsel and the clerk’s record does not reflect a final judgment has been
entered, we questioned our jurisdiction over the appeal. See generally TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM.
CODE ANN. § 51.014 (West Supp. 2017) (listing appealable interlocutory orders); see also TEX.
FAM. CODE ANN. § 109.002 (West 2014); Jack B. Anglin Co., 842 S.W.2d at 272. We directed
appellant to file a letter brief addressing our concern and cautioned that failure to comply could
result in dismissal of the appeal without further notice. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a),(c). More than
ten days have passed, and appellant has not complied. Accordingly, on the record before us, we
dismiss the appeal. See id. 42.3(a),(c).
/Craig Stoddart/
CRAIG STODDART
JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
IN THE INTEREST OF C.V. AND G.V., On Appeal from the 302nd Judicial District
CHILDREN Court, Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-17-14703.
No. 05-18-00587-CV Opinion delivered by Justice Stoddart,
Justices Whitehill and Boatright
participating.
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal.
Judgment entered this 26th day of September, 2018.
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