In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont __________________ NO. 09-21-00369-CV __________________

IN THE INTEREST OF L.R. __________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 279th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. F-235,984 __________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION On September 7, 2021, the trial court signed orders granting a nonsuit to Intervenors C.J.M. and I.A.C. (“appellants”) and terminating the parental rights of K.O. and J.R. to their child, L.R. On November 17, 2021, the trial court denied appellants’ motion for new trial, and they filed a notice of appeal on that same date.

We questioned our jurisdiction and appellants filed a response.

An appeal is accelerated in a case where the trial court ordered termination of parental rights. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 109.002, 263.405(a); see also Tex. R. App. P. 28.4. Accordingly, a notice of appeal is due twenty days after the trial court

signs the final judgment. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b), 28.1(b). An extension of time to file a notice of appeal may be granted if the notice of appeal is filed within fifteen days of the due date; however, the filing of a post-judgment motion does not extend the time for filing a notice of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3, 28.1(b). Appellants have not shown that they filed a notice of appeal within the time authorized for perfecting an accelerated appeal or for requesting an extension of time to file a notice of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b), 26.3. Therefore, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Submitted on December 29, 2021 Opinion Delivered December 30, 2021 Before Golemon, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.