C OURT OF A PPEALS FOR THE F IRST D ISTRICT OF T EXAS AT H OUSTON O RDER O N M OTION Appellate case name: In the Interest of J

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Trial court case number: 201 6

- 03351J
Trial court: 31 4 th District Court of Harris County This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a suit in which the termination of the parent

- child relationship is at issue (“parental termination case”) and both the appellant, T.M., the mother of the child, J. A. M., and the father, V.M., have filed separate notices of appeal

. On the day the brief s w ere due, January 25, 2018, both appellants filed unopposed extension requests . On January 26, 2018, the Clerk of this Court granted the 15

- day extension request filed by Donald M. Crane, counsel for the father, V.M., until February 9, 2018

. Juliane Crow, counsel for the mother, T.M., requested a 30

- day extension until February 26 , 201 8

. Appeals in parental termination cases are to be brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed , so far as reasonably possible

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. R. 6.2(a) (West 201 7 ). The first notice of appeal was timely filed on December 20, 201 7 , in the trial court from the December 4 , 201 7 decree for termination, b y counsel for the fa ther , V

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- day compliance deadline for June 18 , 201 8

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. P. 26.1(b). The second notice of appeal was timely filed on December 27, 2017, in the trial court within 14 of the first notice of appeal b y counsel for the mother, T.M. , but the compliance deadline remains the same from the first notice

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. P. 26.1(d ). Appellant T.M. ’s counsel contends that an extension is needed because , among other reasons, during the past month s he has appe ared in over 30 hearings, including 8 parental termination trials, she has been needed to sit as a visiting associate judge half of every workday, and both she and her family contracted the flu

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. P. 10.5(b)(1)(C) , 38.6(d)

. Although appellant T.M. ’s counsel’s motion is unopposed , the accelerated schedule in parental termination cases requires greater compliance withbriefing deadlines and greater scrutiny of extension requests

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28.4(b)(2) (stating that appellate court may grant extension of time to file record in parental termination cases, but extensions must not exceed 30 days cumulatively, absent extraordinary circumstances). Accordingly, appellant T.M. ’s motion for an extension of time to file appellant’s brief is GRANTED , in part, until February 1 5 , 201 8 , but no further extensions will be granted absent extraordinary circumstances

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. P. 28.4(b)(2), 38.6(d). If the appellant’s brief is not filed by February 1 5 , 201 8 , this case may be abated for the trial court to hold a hearing and a ppellant’s appointed counsel, Juliane Crow , may be required to show cause why s he should not be relieved of h er duties after a finding of good cause is rendered by the court on the record. See T EX

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. § 107.016(2) (West 201 7 ).
It is so ORDERED. Judge’s signature: / s/ Laura C. Higley

 Acting for the Court
Date: January 26, 2018