DISMISS and Opinion Filed April 17, 2024

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-23-01266-CV IN THE INTEREST OF T.C.T. AND T.B.T., JR., CHILDREN On Appeal from the 330th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DF-23-06499 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Partida-Kipness, Nowell, and Smith Opinion by Justice Smith The associate judge signed an order for child support arrearages. Because appellant did not file a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court within ten days of its signing, the order became the order of the referring court.

See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 201.1041(a). Twenty-nine days after the order was signed, appellant filed a “Notice of Appeal from Associate Judge’s Hearing.” By letter dated February 5, 2024, we directed appellant to clarify, by written verification within ten days, whether he intended to appeal to this Court. We cautioned appellant that if he failed to comply, we would assume he did not intend to pursue an appeal and dismiss the appeal.

As of today’s date, appellant has not responded. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c).

/Craig Smith/ CRAIG SMITH 231266F.P05 JUSTICE

–2– S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT IN THE INTEREST OF T.C.T. AND On Appeal from the 330th Judicial T.B.T., JR., CHILDREN District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DF-23-06499.

No. 05-23-01266-CV Opinion delivered by Justice Smith.

Justices Partida-Kipness and Nowell participating.

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.

It is ORDERED that appellee Angela Frazier recover her costs of this appeal from appellant Timothy Bernard Tanner.

Judgment entered April 17, 2024

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