Opinion
NO. 03-12-00676-CV
01-25-2013
B. O. and T. S., Appellants v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 201ST DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY,
NO. D-1-FM-11-000425, THE HONORABLE TIM SULAK, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellants B.O. and T.S. filed their notices of appeal on May 25, 2012 and June 7, 2012, respectively. The appellants' briefing was completed on January 3, 2013, making appellee's brief due January 23, 2013. On January 23, 2013, counsel for appellee filed a motion for extension of time to file appellee's brief.
Recent amendments to the rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition of appeals from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a), available at http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/MiscDocket/12/12903200.pdf (providing 180 days for court's final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this Court's leeway in granting extensions. In this instance, we will grant in part the motion and order counsel to file appellee's brief no later than February 11, 2013. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on January 25, 2013. Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Goodwin and Field