In the Interest of N.G., a Child v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Texas Court of Appeals for the Second District dismissed L.G.'s appeal from an order enforcing and modifying a child-support obligation. The court held that the notice of appeal, filed more than nine years after the order and beyond the applicable deadline, was untimely and deprived the court of jurisdiction.

Holdings

1. Because L.G. filed his notice of appeal after the jurisdictional deadline and did not file a timely extension request, the court lacked jurisdiction over the appeal.
2. The appeal must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was untimely.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court of appeals had jurisdiction when L.G.'s notice of appeal was filed after the applicable deadline.
2. Whether L.G.'s response to the court's jurisdictional warning established grounds to continue the appeal.

Disposition

dismissed