Andrei Almazov v. Marina Chmeleva--Appeal from 310th District Court of Harris County

Opinion issued October 18, 2007

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-06-00511-CV

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ANDREI ALMAZOV, Appellant

V.

MARINA CHMELEVA, Appellee

On Appeal from the 310th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2005-32893

MEMORANDUM OPINION

We dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.

On June 14, 2005, the trial court signed an order for alternative service, authorizing service on appellant, Andrei Almazov, by posting service of citation with a true copy of the alternative service order on the door of appellant's last known address. Subsequently, the trial court, on July 26, 2005, signed a default decree of divorce in favor of appellee, Marina Chmeleva, and against appellant. Appellant filed his notice of appeal from the decree on April 27, 2006.

Appellant filed his notice of appeal 275 days after the trial court signed the decree from which appellant desires to appeal. Appellant did not timely file his notice of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1 (requiring notices of appeal to be filed within 30 days after the judgment appealed from is signed.); 26.1(c) (requiring notices of appeal in restricted appeals to be filed within six months after the judgment appealed from is signed).

We dismiss appellant's appeal for want of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Taft, Hanks, and Higley.