Opinion
No. 04-18-00382-CV
07-11-2018
IN RE L.J.R., a Child
MEMORANDUM OPINION
From the 407th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2017-PA-01389
Honorable Richard Garcia, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice Karen Angelini, Justice Marialyn Barnard, Justice DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
On June 8, 2018, appellant filed a "Notice of Appeal" in this court. The clerk's record was filed on June 18, 2018. Although the clerk's record contains the judge's notes stating appellant's parental rights are terminated, it does not contain a final order terminating appellant's parental rights. See In re L.H., No. 04-13-00174-CV, 2013 WL 3804585, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 17, 2013, no pet.) (mem. op.) (stating judge's notes do not constitute final, appealable order). "[A]n appeal may be prosecuted only from a final judgment." N.E. Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Aldridge, 400 S.W.2d 893, 895 (Tex. 1966).
Because no final order of termination has been entered in the underlying case, this court ordered appellant to show cause in writing why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Appellant filed a response conceding this court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal. Having confirmed the record does not contain a final order of termination, we must dismiss this appeal. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).
This dismissal does not prevent appellant from later pursuing a timely appeal from a final judgment in this case.
PER CURIAM