In the Interest of B.N.V. and M.J.V., Children Appeal from 320th District Court of Potter County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-19-00276-CV IN THE INTEREST OF B.N.V. AND M.J.V., CHILDREN On Appeal from the 320th District Court Potter County, Texas Trial Court No. 71,015-D, Honorable Pamela Cook Sirmon, Presiding September 3, 2019 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ. Appellant Benito David Valdez appeals from the trial court’s “Judgment for Medical Child Support Arrearage and Overpaid Child Support.” Valdez filed a notice of appeal without paying the requisite filing fee. By letter dated August 2, 2019, this court notified Valdez that the filing fee was overdue and directed him to either pay the filing fee or demonstrate that he was excused from paying court costs pursuant to Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1. He was directed to do this by August 12, 2019. Failure to do so, we admonished, would result in dismissal of the appeal. On August 9, 2019, Valdez asked that we waive the filing fee or afford him until August 20, 2019 to obtain legal representation and documents apparently needed to establish his purported indigence. August 20th lapsed. To date, Valdez has not paid the filing fee, executed a Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs, tendered any type of evidence illustrating an inability to pay court costs, or indicated, in any way, that he retained legal counsel. Accordingly, we deny Valdez’s motion to waive the filing fee and dismiss the appeal because he failed to comply with a requirement of the appellate rules and an order of this court. TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c). Per Curiam 2
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