in the Interest of A.R., M.R., K.G.D.R., Children ( 2020 )

Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-20-00066-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.R., M.R., and K.G.D.R., Children
From the 438th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2019-PA-00255
Honorable Linda A. Rodriguez, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Delivered and Filed: March 18, 2020
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
On January 30, 2020, appellant filed a notice of appeal stating her intent to appeal a final
decree of termination signed on January 13, 2020. The clerk’s record was filed on February 7,
2020. Although the clerk’s record contains the judge’s notes, the clerk’s record does not contain
an order terminating appellant’s parental rights. See In re L.H., No. 04-13-00174-CV, 2013 WL
3804585, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 17, 2013, no pet.) (stating judge’s notes do not
constitute a final, appealable order) (mem. op.). In response to this court’s inquiry, the trial court
clerk confirmed the trial court has not signed a final order. “[A]n appeal may be prosecuted only
from a final judgment.” N.E. Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Aldridge, 400 S.W.2d 893, 895 (Tex. 1966).
Because no final order of termination has been entered in the underlying case, this court ordered
appellant to show cause in writing why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
04-20-00066-CV
Appellant did not file a response showing that we have jurisdiction over this appeal. Having
confirmed the record does not contain a final order of termination, we must dismiss this appeal.1
Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
PER CURIAM
1
This dismissal does not prevent appellant from later pursuing a timely appeal from a final judgment in this case.
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