## COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 02 - 15 - 00197 - CV

IN THE INTEREST OF A.V. , A CHILD

---------- FROM THE 325TH DISTR ICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

TRIAL COURT NO. 325

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### MEMORANDUM OPINION 1 

### AND JUDGMENT

---------- On August 26, 2015, we affirm ed the trial court’s order sustaining the trial court clerk’s and the court reporter’s contests to appellant’s affidavit of indigency
and conclude d that appellant is not entitled to proceed without payment of costs in this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1

. We ordered that a ppel lant pay the

1 See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.2

required $195.00 filing fee on or before Friday, September 4, 2015 , and pay or make arrangements to pay for preparation of the appellate record on or before Thursday, September 24, 2015

. We stated that f ailure to pay or to make such

arr angements would result in dismissal of the appeal

. Appellant did not pay the $195.00 filing fee or pay or make arrangements to pay for preparation of the clerk’s record. On October 9, 2015, we notified appellant that we would di smiss this appeal unless, by Monday, October 19, 2015, the $1 9 5 filing fee was paid and she made arrangements to pay for the clerk’s record and provided this court with proof of payment

. S ee Tex. R. App. P. 5, 35.3(a)(2), 37.3(b), 42.3(b), (c)

. On October 27, 2015, we granted appellant’s “Motion for Extension of Time on Pending Dismissal for Time to Obtain Funds for Costs of Appeal.” In our order, we stated that we would dismiss this appeal unless, by Monday, November 30, 2015, the $1 9 5 filing fee was paid and appellant made arrangements to pay for the clerk’s record and provided this court with proof of payment

. S ee Tex. R. App. P. 5, 35.3(a)(2), 37.3(b), 42.3(b), (c). We further stated that “ NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIM E WILL BE GRANTED. ” Appellant has not paid the $1 9 5 filing fee

. S ee Tex. R. App. P. 5, 12.1(b). Because appellant failed to comply with a requirement of the rules of appellate procedure and the Texas Supreme Court ’s order of August 16 , 20 1 3 , 2 it is the

2 See Supreme Court of Tex., Fees Charged in the Supr eme Court, in Civil Cases in the Courts of Appeals , and Before the Judicial Panel on Multi

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opinion of this court that the appeal should be dismissed

. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c)

. T he trial court clerk responsible for preparing the record in this appeal informed the court that payment arrangements had not been made to pay for the clerk’s record as required by rule of appellate procedure 35.3(a)(2). See Tex. R. App. P. 35.3(a)(2). Because appellant has not made payment arrangements for the clerk’s record, it is the opinion of the court that the appeal also s hould be dismissed for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b), 42.3(b)

. For these reasons, we dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b),
42.3 (b), (c), 43.2(f)

. Appellant shall pay all costs of this appeal, for which let
execution issue. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.4. PER CURIAM PANEL: GARDNER, WALKER, and MEIER, JJ.
DELIVERED: December 10, 2015

Litigation , Misc. Docket No. 13

- 9127 (Aug. 16 , 20 13 ) (listing fees in courts of appeals).