In the Interest of J.A.K. and J.A.K., children Appeal from 301st Judicial District Court of Dallas County (memorandum opinion )
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DISMISSED; Opinion Filed November 2, 2016. In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-16-00799-CV IN THE INTEREST OF J.A.K. AND J.A.K., CHILDREN On Appeal from the 301st Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DF-13-22708 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Lang, Myers, and Evans Opinion by Justice Lang This is an appeal from the trial court’s April 18, 2016 judgment in a parental termination case. Although appeals in parental termination cases are accelerated and must be filed within twenty days of the signing of the judgment or, with a timely extension motion, within thirty-five days of the judgment, this appeal was filed eighty days after the judgment was signed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(b), 26.3, 28.4(a). Because the timely filing of a notice of appeal is jurisdictional, we directed appellant to file, no later than October 24, 2016. a letter brief addressing the timeliness of the appeal. See Garcia v. Hibernia Nat’l Bank, 227 S.W.3d 233, 233 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.] 2007, no pet.). To date, appellant has not responded. Accordingly, on the record before us, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a). 160799F.P05 /Douglas S. Lang/ DOUGLAS S. LANG JUSTICE Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT IN THE INTEREST OF J.A.K. AND J.A.K., CHILDREN On Appeal from the 301st Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DF-13-22708. Opinion delivered by Justice Lang. Justices Myers and Evans participating. No. 05-16-00799-CV In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal. Judgment entered this 2nd day of November, 2016. –2–
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