In the Matter of the Marriage of Michael Weikman and Premlata Jowata Weikman

Summary

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals of Texas dismissed Michael Lee Weikman’s attempted appeal from a purported final divorce decree. The court concluded that no final, appealable order appeared in the record and dismissed the appeal for want of jurisdiction after the appellant failed to cure the defect.

Holdings

1. The court lacked appellate jurisdiction because the documents before it contained no final decree of divorce or other final, appealable order.
2. The appeal was dismissed for want of jurisdiction because appellant failed to respond to the clerk's notice or otherwise correct the defect.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court of appeals had jurisdiction over an attempted appeal when the record contained no final decree of divorce or other final, appealable order.
2. Whether the appeal should be dismissed after appellant failed to cure the identified jurisdictional defect within the time allowed.

Disposition

dismissed