In the Interest of T.C. and C.C. Appeal from 317th District Court of Jefferson County (memorandum opinion by chief justice mckeithen)
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In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ________________ NO. 09-15-00182-CV ________________ IN THE INTEREST OF T.C. AND C.C. ___________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 317th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. F-219,032 ___________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION The trial court signed a judgment terminating L.F.’s parental rights on February 20, 2015. Notice of appeal was due to be filed on March 12, 2015. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b). L.F. filed notice of appeal with the trial court on May 12, 2015. On May 18, 2015, we notified the parties that the notice of appeal did not appear to have been timely filed. On June 5, 2015, L.F. filed a response with this Court requesting an extension of time, but failed to establish that the notice of appeal was timely filed. L.F. filed notice of appeal more than twenty days from the date of the judgment 1 and outside the time during which we may grant an extension of time to perfect appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3. This Court lacks jurisdiction over L.F.’s appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. APPEAL DISMISSED. ______________________________ STEVE McKEITHEN Chief Justice Submitted on July 1, 2015 Opinion Delivered July 2, 2015 Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ. 2
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