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CHRISTINE ROMANO ROBBINS

ROBERT ROBBINS

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Opinion

Appellant, CHRISTINE ROMANO ROBBINS, attempted to perfect an appeal from an order entered by the 36th District Court of San Patricio County, Texas, in cause number S-97-5250FL-A. The order in this cause was signed on August 31, 1998. No timely motion for new trial was filed. Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 26.1, appellant's notice of appeal was due on September 30, 1998, but was not filed until on or about November 20, 1999.

Notice of this defect was given so that steps could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be done. Appellant was advised that, if the defect was not corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of this Court's letter, the appeal would be dismissed. On September 18, 2000, appellant filed an untimely motion for extension of time to file notice of appeal. A second motion for extension of time to file notice of appeal was untimely filed on September 25, 2000.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file and appellant's failure to timely perfect her appeal, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant's untimely motions for extension of time to file notice of appeal are DENIED. The appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION.

PER CURIAM

Do not publish.

Tex. R. App. P. 47.3.

Opinion delivered and filed this

the 12^th day of October, 2000.