In the Interest of K.N.H. and L.M.H., Children

Summary

The Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas dismissed Bryan Walter’s appeal for want of jurisdiction. The trial court’s order modifying parent-child relationships did not dispose of Walter’s intervention claim for attorney’s fees and was not an appealable final judgment or interlocutory order.

Holdings

1. The order was not a final, appealable judgment as to Walter because it did not dispose of his petition in intervention, did not name him or otherwise explicitly dispose of his claim, and therefore did not confer appellate jurisdiction over his appeal.
2. The order was not appealable as an interlocutory order because it did not fall within the statutory list of appealable interlocutory orders.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the October 17, 2007 order was a final, appealable judgment as to Walter's intervention claim.
2. Whether the order fell within the statutory list of appealable interlocutory orders.

Disposition

dismissed