Order entered January 18, 2017

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-16-00539-CV IN THE INTEREST OF A.T., N.T., AND B.T., CHILDREN On Appeal from the 470th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 470-51820-2014 ORDER The Court has before it appellant’s January 6, 2017 motion to abate the appeal and to extend time to file reply brief and appellee’s response to motion to abate appeal and to extend time to file reply brief. We DENY appellant’s request for an abatement without prejudice to the parties pursuing mediation on their own. We GRANT appellant’s motion to the extent that appellant’s reply brief shall be filed no later than FEBRUARY 7, 2017.

/s/ CRAIG STODDART JUSTICE