in the Interest of Z.R., a Child ( 2020 )

In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
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No. 02-20-00273-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF Z.R., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 211th District Court
Denton County, Texas
Trial Court No. 20-2590-211
Before Gabriel, Kerr, and Birdwell, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Gabriel
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant D.R. (Father) attempts to appeal from the trial court’s July 21, 2020
temporary orders, which were entered in a suit affecting the parent–child relationship
(SAPCR). We notified the parties that we questioned our jurisdiction to hear Father’s
appeal because the temporary orders were neither final nor an otherwise appealable,
interlocutory order. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3. We asked for a response showing our
jurisdiction and warned we could dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 44.3. Father
responded but did not address our jurisdictional question.
We may consider appeals only from final judgments or from interlocutory
orders made immediately appealable by the Legislature. See Bonsmara Nat. Beef Co. v.
Hart of Tex. Cattle Feeders, LLC, 603 S.W.3d 385, 390 (Tex. 2020). Temporary orders
entered in a SAPCR are not appealable, interlocutory orders. See Tex. Fam. Code
Ann. § 105.001(e). Thus, we do not have jurisdiction over Father’s attempted appeal,
and we dismiss it. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3, 43.2(f).
/s/ Lee Gabriel
Lee Gabriel
Justice
Delivered: October 1, 2020
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