In the Interest of Z.R., a Child Appeal from 211th District Court of Denton County (memorandum opinion)
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In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-20-00273-CV ___________________________ IN THE INTEREST OF Z.R., A CHILD On Appeal from the 211th District Court Denton County, Texas Trial Court No. 20-2590-211 Before Gabriel, Kerr, and Birdwell, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Gabriel MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant D.R. (Father) attempts to appeal from the trial court’s July 21, 2020 temporary orders, which were entered in a suit affecting the parent–child relationship (SAPCR). We notified the parties that we questioned our jurisdiction to hear Father’s appeal because the temporary orders were neither final nor an otherwise appealable, interlocutory order. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3. We asked for a response showing our jurisdiction and warned we could dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 44.3. Father responded but did not address our jurisdictional question. We may consider appeals only from final judgments or from interlocutory orders made immediately appealable by the Legislature. See Bonsmara Nat. Beef Co. v. Hart of Tex. Cattle Feeders, LLC, 603 S.W.3d 385, 390 (Tex. 2020). Temporary orders entered in a SAPCR are not appealable, interlocutory orders. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 105.001(e). Thus, we do not have jurisdiction over Father’s attempted appeal, and we dismiss it. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3, 43.2(f). /s/ Lee Gabriel Lee Gabriel Justice Delivered: October 1, 2020 2
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