Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2021

in the Interest of K. D.

in the Interest of K. D.
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided April 29, 2021

in the Interest of K. D.

Opinion

In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont __________________ NO. 09-21-00016-CV __________________ IN THE INTEREST OF K.D. __________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 253rd District Court Liberty County, Texas Trial Cause No. CV2015473 __________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION C.G. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to her minor child, K.D. The trial court found, by clear and convincing evidence, that statutory grounds exist for termination of C.G.’s parental rights and that termination of her parental rights would be in the best interest of K.D. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001(b)(1)(D), (E), (N), (O), (P), (2).

C.G.’s appointed counsel submitted a brief in which counsel contends that there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on appeal. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); In the Interest of L.D.T., 161 S.W.3d 728, 731 (Tex. App.— Beaumont 2005, no pet.). The brief provides counsel’s professional evaluation of the

record. Counsel served C.G. with a copy of the Anders brief filed on her behalf. This Court notified C.G. of her right to file a pro se response, as well as the deadline for doing so. This Court did not receive a pro se response.

We have independently reviewed the appellate record and counsel’s brief, and we agree that any appeal would be frivolous. We find no arguable error requiring us to order appointment of new counsel to re-brief this appeal. Cf. Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We affirm the trial court’s order terminating C.G.’s parental rights.

AFFIRMED.

_________________________ W. SCOTT GOLEMON Chief Justice

Submitted on April 12, 2021 Opinion Delivered April 29, 2021 Before Golemon, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ.

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