In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont __________________ NO. 09-21-00401-CV __________________

IN THE INTEREST OF K.L. __________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 317th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. C-235,678 __________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION On May 29, 2020, the trial court signed a judgment terminating the parental rights of J.L. to her child, K.L. On December 16, 2021, J.L. filed a notice of appeal.

We questioned our jurisdiction and J.L. 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). The appellant has not shown that she 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 January 19, 2022 Opinion Delivered January 20, 2022 Before Kreger, Horton and Johnson, JJ.