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## COURT OF A PP EA LS
T H I R T E E N T H D I S T R I C T O F T E X AS
C O R P U S C H R IS T I - 

## EDI NBURG

IN TH E IN TE RES T OF T.R .S., T .S., A ND L .M ., M INOR C HIL DR EN

On ap pe al f rom th e 2 4th D istrict Co urt of Vict oria Co un ty , T exas .


## ME MOR A N D U M OP I N I ON
Be fo re Ju stice s R od rigu ez, Garza, a nd Ve la M emo rand um Opin ion b y Ju stice R od rigu ez This appeal ar is es from the ter minat ion of the p ar e n ta l ri g hts of appel lan t, Susa n S t e wa rt

. On Ju n e 2 , 2 0 0 5 , a p p e ll e e , t h e T e xa s De p a rt m e n t o f Fa m il y a n d P ro t e c t ive Services ( T DFPS), f iled an origi nal pet ition seekin g term inatio n of Stewart's parenta l ri ghts. On September 14, 2007, the tr ial cour t filed it s subs ti tuted or der ter minat ing the par ental rig hts of Ste w art w ith respe ct to her three children , T .R.S., T .S., and L

. M. On app eal, Stew ar t ch a lle ng es the t er minat ion of her par ental r ig hts by

co ntendi ng that : (1 ) the

ev ide nce is factual ly

i nsuffici ent t o s uppor

t t he findi ng s of endang er ment and l eg all y and2

factual ly i nsuffici ent t o s uppor

t t he f ind ing that Ste w art fail ed to su ppor t t he c hil dr en; ( 2) the

ev ide nce is factual ly

i nsuff ici e n t to su ppor t a findi ng that ter minat ion w oul d be in the

c h i l d r e n ' s b e s t i n t e r e s t ; a n d ( 3 ) S t e w a r t r e c e i v e d i n e f f e c t i v e a s s i s t a n c e o f

c o u n s e l

. W e affi r m. "As a pr er eq uis it e to appel late re view , t he Tex as Fami ly C ode r eq uir es a par

ty

w hose par ental ri ght s hav e been ter minat ed to ti mely fil e w it h the tr ial co urt a sta tement of poi nts on w hic h the par ty i ntends to appeal ." In t he In ter est of K.C .B. , 251 S.W .3d 5 14, 515 ( Tex . 200 8) ; see T EX

. F AM

. C OD E A NN . § 263.405(b ), ( i) (Ver non Su pp. 2 007)

. The
sta tement must be fil ed w it h the tr ial co urt not l ater than the fifteent h day after the date the final order

i s s ig ned. T EX

. F AM

. C OD E A NN . § 263.405 (b ). Thi s C our t may not cons ide r any is sue that w as not s peci fical ly pr esent ed to the tri a l co u rt i n a t imel y fil ed s tatement of poi nts

. Id. § 263 .40 5(i).
In t his ca se, the tr ial co urt sign e d the final or der of ter minat ion on S eptember 14, 2007, and St ew ar t fil ed a "Not ic e of Is sues to be R eli ed U pon on Appeal " on O ct o b e r 8, 200 7 , mo r e t h a n fi ft e e n d a y s a ft e r t h e fi n a l o r d e r w a s s i g n e d

. B e c a u s e S t e w a r t d i d not ti mely fil e a sta tement of po int s w it h the tr ial cour t, w e canno t cons ide r any of the i ss ues that Stew art has r ais ed on appeal

. See i d. ; In r e R.C. , 2 4 3 S

. W

. 3 d 6 7 4 , 6 7 5 -7 6 (T e x. App.–A mari ll o 2007, n o pet. ) (c oncl udi ng that i t c oul d not co nsi der the is sues r ais ed by appel lan t bec ause she did not ti mely fil e her st atement of point s) ; In re R.M.R. , 218 S.W .3d 863, 864 ( Tex . Ap p .– Co rp us Chr is ti 2007, no p et.) ( "Und er the ex pr ess ter ms of the
sta tute, bec ause appel lan t di d not fil e a s tatement of poi nts , w e canno t cons ide r her i ss ues

on a ppe al, even inef

f ective assistance of

coun sel." ).3

Accordin gly , w e af

f irm the trial court's order.

NE LDA V. RO DR IGU EZ J u s t i c e Me moran dum Opi nio n del iv er ed and filed thi s 3 1st day

of Jul y , 200 8.