in the Interest of J.Y.J. and J.C.J. ( 2020 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-19-00443-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF J.Y.J. AND J.C.J.
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On Appeal from the County Court at Law
Orange County, Texas
Trial Cause No. C181023-D
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
J.D.J. appeals from an order terminating his parental rights to his minor
children, J.Y.J. and J.C.J. The trial court found, by clear and convincing evidence,
that statutory grounds exist for termination of J.D.J.’s parental rights and that
termination of his parental rights would be in the best interest of the children. See
Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001(b)(1)(D), (E), (N), (O), (2).
J.D.J.’s court-appointed appellate counsel submitted a brief in which counsel
contends there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on appeal. See Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); In the Interest of L.D.T., 161 S.W.3d 728, 731 (Tex.
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App.—Beaumont 2005, no pet.). The brief provides counsel’s professional
evaluation of the record. Counsel served J.D.J. with a copy of the Anders brief filed
on his behalf. This Court notified J.D.J. of his right to file a pro se response, as well
as the deadline for doing so. This Court did not receive a pro se response.
We have independently reviewed the appellate record and counsel’s brief, 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 J.D.J.’s parental rights.
AFFIRMED.
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STEVE McKEITHEN
Chief Justice
Submitted on February 27, 2020
Opinion Delivered March 12, 2020
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.
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