in the Interest of C.M.D., Minor Child ( 2020 )

NUMBER 13-20-00402-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG IN THE INTEREST OF C.M.D., MINOR CHILD On appeal from the 377th District Court of Victoria County, Texas. ORDER Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Longoria and Perkes Order Per Curiam This is an appeal of a final order terminating parental rights. The second amended notice of appeal of S.G. was filed on September 29, 2020, and appellant’s brief was due October 19, 2020. Appellant S.G. has filed an amended motion for extension of time, providing the reason for her request therein. Appellant seeks thirty days of additional time to file the brief. Appeals in parental termination and child protection cases are governed by the rules of appellate procedure for accelerated appeals but include additional expedited deadlines and procedures. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4; TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a). The intermediate appellate courts are directed to ensure “as far as reasonably possible” that appeals in such cases are brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. See TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a). Accordingly, it is the policy of this Court to limit extensions of time in such cases absent truly extraordinary circumstances. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(d). We GRANT IN PART appellant S.G..’s amended motion for extension of time and ORDER appellant’s brief to be filed on or before November 9, 2020. No further extensions of time will be granted absent truly exigent and extraordinary circumstances. PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 23rd day of October, 2020. 2