in the Interest of M. S. G., a Child

NUMBER 13-11-00526-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________ IN THE INTEREST OF M. S. G., A CHILD ____________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 156th District Court of San Patricio County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Garza and Benavides Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, Kevin Michael Garcia, attempts to appeal a judgment of contempt entered against him on January 26, 2011. This court does not have jurisdiction to review contempt orders by direct appeal. See Norman v. Norman, 692 S.W.2d 655, 655 (Tex. 1985); Tracy v. Tracy, 219 S.W.3d 527, 530 (Tex. App.BDallas 2007, no pet.). Contempt orders may be reviewed only by an application for a writ of habeas corpus, if the contemnor has been confined, or by a petition for a writ of mandamus, if the contemnor has not been confined. See Rosser v. Squier, 902 S.W.2d 962, 962 (Tex. 1995); Ex parte Williams, 690 S.W.2d 243, 243 (Tex. 1985); Tracy, 219 S.W.3d at 290.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Accordingly, the appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a), (c). All pending motions are likewise DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION.

PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the

10th day of November, 2011.