In the Interest of J.J.M., et al., Children

Summary

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals of Texas partially granted an appellant’s first motion to extend the deadline for filing a brief in an accelerated parental-rights termination appeal. The court extended the deadline to June 16, 2022, denied the requested twenty-day extension, and cautioned that further extensions would not be favorably entertained absent extraordinary circumstances.

Holdings

1. In an appeal involving termination of parental rights, the court will ordinarily limit a requested extension of time to one ten-day extension absent truly extraordinary circumstances.
2. Appellant's first motion for extension was granted in part; the brief deadline was extended from June 6, 2022, to June 16, 2022, and the request for a twenty-day extension was denied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether appellant should receive a twenty-day extension of time to file a brief in an accelerated parental-termination appeal.
2. Whether the court should limit the extension to ten days absent truly extraordinary circumstances.

Disposition

other