CHIEF JUSTICE LISA MATZ CAROLYN WRIGHT CLERK OF THE COURT (214) 712-3450 JUSTICES [email protected] DAVID L. BRIDGES MOLLY FRANCIS GAYLE HUMPA DOUGLAS S. LANG BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS (214) 712-3434 ROBERT M. FILLMORE [email protected] LANA MYERS Court of Appeals DAVID EVANS FACSIMILE ADA BROWN Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (214) 745-1083 CRAIG STODDART COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 200 BILL WHITEHILL INTERNET DAVID J. SCHENCK DALLAS, TEXAS 75202 WWW.TXCOURTS.GOV/5THCOA.ASPX JASON BOATRIGHT (214) 712-3400

June 4, 2018 Darlene C. Balistreri-Amrhein Winsley Circle McKinney, Texas 75071

RE: Court of Appeals Numbers: 05-18-00633-CV and 05-18-00634-CV Trial Court Case Numbers: 006-02654-2017 and 005-02654-2017 Style: In Re Darlene C. Balistreri-Amrhein

Ms. Balistreri-Amrhein: The Court is in receipt of your Request to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and your Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs or an Appeal Bond, which were filed on May 30, 2018. Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 20.1(a) and (c), you are allowed to proceed without payment of the appellate court filing fees. See TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1(a),(c).

However, fees charged by the trial court clerk or court reporter for preparation of the appellate record, if necessary, are governed by Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 145. See id. 20.1(a).

Respectfully, /s/ Lisa Matz, Clerk of the Court

LM/hac Cc: Mary Michelle Mahony Carrie Johnson Phaneuf