Isela Moreno and Latief Bowser v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services--Appeal from 53rd District Court of Travis County (memorandum opinion )
Annotate this Case
Download PDF
TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-11-00593-CV
Isela Moreno and Latief Bowser, Appellants
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. D-1-FM-11-000731, HONORABLE DARLENE BYRNE, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Isela Moreno and Latief Bowser filed this accelerated appeal from the district court’s
decree terminating her parental rights to their minor children, N.M., J.B., and G.B., and appointing
the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services as the children’s permanent managing
conservator.1 The trial court appointed an attorney for each appellant.
Each appellant has a court-appointed attorney who filed a brief concluding that
his client’s appeal is frivolous and without merit. The briefs meet the requirements of Anders
v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record and
demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on appeal. See 386 U.S. at 744;
see also Taylor v. Texas Dep’t of Prot. & Regulatory Servs., 160 S.W.3d 641, 646–47
1
The order also terminated the parental relationship between Isela Moreno’s husband,
Thomas Moreno, and the children based on his Affidavit of Relinquishment of Parental Rights.
Thomas Moreno did not appeal the decree terminating his rights.
(Tex. App.—Austin 2005, pet. denied) (applying Anders procedure in appeal from termination of
parental rights). The attorneys each certified to this Court that they provided their clients with a copy
of the Anders brief and notice of their right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se brief.2
Neither appellant filed a pro se brief.
We have reviewed the record and counsels’ briefs and agree that the appellants’
appeals are frivolous and without merit. Finding nothing in the record that might arguably support
an appeal, we grant both counsels’ motions to withdraw and affirm the order of termination.
Jeff Rose, Justice
Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Rose and Goodwin
Affirmed
Filed: February 28, 2013
2
The attorney for Isela Moreno filed his brief on May 8, 2012. A few days later, he filed a
suggestion of death indicating that Moreno died on May 7, 2012. We nevertheless have reviewed
the merits of her appeal as presented in her counsel’s brief and the record.
2
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
