in the Interest of J.T. and J.T.

In The Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

________________ NO. 09-12-00273-CV ________________ IN THE INTEREST OF J.T. AND J.T.

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On Appeal from the 418th District Court

Montgomery County, Texas Trial Cause No. 11-05-05651 CV

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

V.G. and J.T. appeal from an order terminating their parental rights to the minor children J.T. and J.T. The trial court found, by clear and convincing evidence, that statutory grounds existed for the termination and that termination of the parental rights of V.G. and J.T. would be in the best interest of the children. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001(1) (D), (E), (2) (West Supp. 2012).

Court-appointed appellate counsel for V.G. and J.T. submitted a brief in which counsel concludes that there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on appeal. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967); In the Interest of L.D.T., 161 S.W.3d 728, 731 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005, no pet.). The brief presents counsel’s professional evaluation of the record. Counsel served appellants with a copy of the Anders brief, moved to withdraw, and requested that appellants be provided with an opportunity to file a pro se brief. On August 14, 2012, we notified the parties that appellants could file a pro se brief on or before September 4, 2012. Neither appellant has filed a pro se brief.

We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the trial court record. We conclude that no arguable grounds for appeal exist, and we therefore affirm the judgment of the trial court. We grant appellate counsel’s motion to withdraw.1

AFFIRMED.

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STEVE McKEITHEN

Chief Justice Submitted on September 25, 2012 Opinion Delivered October 18, 2012 Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Horton, JJ.