Court Opinion

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In The

                                   Court of Appeals
                      Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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                                  NO. 09-12-00273-CV
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                        IN THE INTEREST OF J.T. AND J.T.

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                   On Appeal from the 418th District Court
                        Montgomery County, Texas
                      Trial Cause No. 11-05-05651 CV
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                              MEMORANDUM OPINION

        V.G. and J.T. appeal from an order terminating their parental rights to the minor

children J.T. and J.T. The trial court found, by clear and convincing evidence, that

statutory grounds existed for the termination and that termination of the parental rights of

V.G. and J.T. would be in the best interest of the children. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §

161.001(1) (D), (E), (2) (West Supp. 2012).

       Court-appointed appellate counsel for V.G. and J.T. submitted a brief in which

counsel concludes that there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on appeal. See

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967); In the Interest

of L.D.T., 161 S.W.3d 728, 731 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005, no pet.).                The brief

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presents counsel’s professional evaluation of the record. Counsel served appellants with

a copy of the Anders brief, moved to withdraw, and requested that appellants be provided

with an opportunity to file a pro se brief. On August 14, 2012, we notified the parties

that appellants could file a pro se brief on or before September 4, 2012. Neither appellant

has filed a pro se brief.

       We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the trial court record. We conclude that no

arguable grounds for appeal exist, and we therefore affirm the judgment of the trial court.

We grant appellate counsel’s motion to withdraw.1

       AFFIRMED.

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                                                        STEVE McKEITHEN
                                                            Chief Justice

Submitted on September 25, 2012
Opinion Delivered October 18, 2012
Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Horton, JJ.

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        In connection with withdrawing from the case, counsel shall inform appellants of
the result of this appeal and that they have the right to file a petition for review with the
Texas Supreme Court. See Tex. R. App. P. 53; In the Interest of K.D., 127 S.W.3d 66, 68
n.3 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, no pet.).
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