In the Interest of J.W., a Child Appeal from 442nd 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. 02-22-00357-CV No. 02-22-00360-CV ___________________________ IN THE INTEREST OF J.W., A CHILD On Appeal from the 442nd District Court Denton County, Texas Trial Court Nos. 20-6433-442, 21-5531-442 Before Sudderth, C.J.; Kerr and Walker, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Walker MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellants Enos and Katherine Hershberger seek to appeal the trial court’s order denying their motion to waive consent and residency requirements in a petition for adoption (Order). Concerned that this Order was not final or appealable, the clerk of this court notified Appellants on September 19, 2022, that, unless they or any party desiring to continue the appeals filed, on or before September 29, 2022, a response showing grounds for continuing the appeals, they could be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 44.3. In response, Appellant’s attorney stated that “[i]t appears to [him] that the Court’s concern that the order appealed from [is] not final is well-founded. It also appears to [him] that the order is interlocutory.” Appeals may be taken only from final judgments or as expressly allowed by statute. Indus. Specialists, LLC v. Blanchard Ref. Co., No. 20-0174, 2022 WL 2082236, at *2 (Tex. June 10, 2022); see Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014. Having not received an order from which an appeal may be taken in this case, we dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f). /s/ Brian Walker Brian Walker Justice Delivered: October 13, 2022 2
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