In the Interest of K.M.S., E.A.S. and J.A.S., Children--Appeal from 100th District Court of Childress County (per curiam)
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NO. 07-12-0534-CV IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT AMARILLO PANEL B JANUARY 4, 2013 ______________________________ In the Interest of K.M.S., E.A.S. AND J.A.S., Children _________________________________ FROM THE 100TH DISTRICT COURT OF CHILDRESS COUNTY; NO. 9658; HONORABLE STUART MESSER, PRESIDING _______________________________ Memorandum Opinion _______________________________ Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ. Pending before the court is the appeal of Feliciano Beau Segura III and Candice Leigh Segura from an order terminating their parental rights. The final order was signed in August of 2012; however, the notice of appeal was filed in December of 2012. We dismiss for want of jurisdiction. An appeal from a termination order is considered accelerated. TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. ยง 109.002(a) (West Supp. 2012). Therefore, the notice of appeal must be filed within twenty days of the day the order is signed. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(b). More importantly, timely post-judgment motions such as a motion for new trial do not extend the filing deadline. Id. 28.1. Applying these rules to the circumstances at bar (and after affording appellants with opportunity to address the matter), we conclude that the December 2012 notice of appeal was untimely and failed to vest this court with jurisdiction over the appeal. Thus, we have no choice but to dismiss the appeal. Per Curiam 2
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