B. A. B. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Summary

The Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, grants appellant's counsel a second extension of time to file a brief in an appeal from a parental-rights termination proceeding. The court orders the brief filed by January 16, 2020, and warns that failure to comply may result in a show-cause order concerning contempt.

Holdings

1. The court granted counsel a second extension because the extenuating circumstances presented warranted additional time, ordering the appellant's brief filed no later than January 16, 2020.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should grant appellant's counsel a second extension of time to file the appellant's brief despite the accelerated schedule applicable to termination-of-parental-rights appeals.

Disposition

other