in the Interest of Y.T.L. and Y.J.L., Minors ( 2018 )

DISMISS and Opinion Filed December 31, 2018
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-18-01331-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF Y.T.L. AND Y.J.L., CHILDREN
On Appeal from the 256th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-13-19785
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Wright, Justice Evans, and Justice Brown
Opinion by Chief Justice Wright
This appeal, filed November 2, 2018, challenges the trial court’s October 27, 2015 order
terminating parental rights and granting adoption. Because an appeal from a termination order
must generally be filed within twenty days from the date of judgment, we directed appellants to
file a letter brief addressing our jurisdiction over the appeal and gave appellees an opportunity to
respond. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(b), 28.4(a); Brashear v. Victoria Gardens of McKinney, L.L.C.,
302 S.W.3d 542, 545 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2009, no pet.) (op. on reh’g) (timely filing of notice of
appeal is jurisdictional). Although appellants complied, nothing in their letter brief demonstrates
we have jurisdiction over the appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P.
42.3(a).
/Carolyn Wright/
CAROLYN WRIGHT
CHIEF JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
IN THE INTEREST OF Y.T.L. AND On Appeal from the 256th Judicial District
Y.J.L., CHILDREN Court, Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-13-19785.
No. 05-18-01331-CV Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Wright,
Justices Evans and Brown participating.
In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal.
Judgment entered this 31st day of December, 2018.
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