In the Interest of L.H.Appeal from 45th Judicial District Court of Bexar County (memorandum opinion )

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Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-13-00810-CV In the INTEREST OF L.H. From the 45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2009-PA-00997 Honorable Dick Alcala, Judge Presiding Opinion by: Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Sitting: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice Marialyn Barnard, Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Delivered and Filed: April 2, 2014 MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED; AFFIRMED R.H. Jr. 1 appeals the trial court s order terminating his parent-child relationship with L.H. Appellant s court-appointed appellate attorney filed a motion to withdraw and a brief asserting that there are no arguable grounds to be advanced and the appeal is frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); see also In re R.R., No. 04-03-00096-CV, 2003 WL 21157944, *4 (Tex. App. San Antonio May 21, 2003, order) (applying Anders procedure to appeals from orders terminating parental rights), disp. on merits, 2003 WL 22080522 (Tex. App. San Antonio Sept. 10, 2003, no pet.) (mem. op.). Appellant was provided a copy of the brief and the motion to withdraw and was informed of his right to review the record and file his own brief. See Nichols v. 1 To protect the identity of the minor child, we refer to the father and child by their initials. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 109.002(d) (West 2011); TEX. R. APP. P. 9.8. 04-13-00810-CV State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85-86 (Tex. App. San Antonio 1997, no pet.) (per curiam); In re R.R., 2003 WL 21157944, at *4. Appellant did not file a pro se brief. After thoroughly reviewing the record and the attorney s Anders brief, we agree with counsel that the appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we grant the motion to withdraw and affirm the trial court s order. Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice -2-

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