In the Interest of H. D., a child--Appeal from County Court at Law of Rusk County
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NO. 12-08-00245-CV IN THE COURT OF APPEALS TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT TYLER, TEXAS § APPEAL FROM THE § COUNTY COURT AT LAW § RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS IN THE INTEREST OF H.D., A CHILD MEMORANDUM OPINION PER CURIAM This appeal is being dismissed for want of jurisdiction pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.3(a). The trial court s judgment terminating Appellant s parental rights was signed on April 1, 2008. The procedures for an accelerated appeal apply to an appeal in which the termination of the parent-child relationship is in issue. TEX . FAM . CODE ANN . § 109.002(a) (Vernon 2002). Under rule of appellate procedure 26.1(b), the notice of appeal in an accelerated appeal must be filed within twenty days after the judgment or other order is signed, i.e., April 21, 2008. Appellant filed a motion for new trial on April 28, 2008 and a notice of appeal on May 29, 2008. Filing a motion for new trial does not extend the time to perfect an accelerated appeal. TEX . R. APP. P. 28.1. Therefore, Appellant s notice of appeal was untimely because it was not filed on or before April 21, 2008, and this court has no jurisdiction to consider the appeal. On June 17, 2008, this court notified Appellant pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.3(a) that his notice of appeal was untimely, and it informed him that unless the record was amended on or before June 27, 2008 to establish the jurisdiction of this court, the appeal would be dismissed. The deadline for responding to this court s notice has expired, and Appellant has neither responded to the notice nor established this court s jurisdiction. Because this court is not authorized to extend the time for perfecting an appeal except as provided by Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 26.1 and 26.3, the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See TEX . R. APP. P. 42.3(a). Opinion delivered June 30, 2008. Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and Hoyle, J. 2
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