Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-02-28 07:12:13.069444+00
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DISMISS and Opinion Filed February 20, 2024

                                       In The
                            Court of Appeals
                     Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                               No. 05-23-01294-CV

      IN THE INTEREST OF C.M.S., AN INCAPACITATED ADULT

                On Appeal from the 301st Judicial District Court
                             Dallas County, Texas
                     Trial Court Cause No. DF-09-00179

                        MEMORANDUM OPINION
               Before Justices Molberg, Pedersen, III, and Goldstein
                            Opinion by Justice Molberg
      Appellant Corey Smith appeals from the trial court’s order granting appellee

Unikki Phillips’s motion for partial summary judgment in the underlying lawsuit

concerning support for their disabled child, who is now an incapacitated adult.

Before the Court is appellee’s motion to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Appellant did not file a response.

      Generally, an appeal may be taken only from a judgment that is final. See

Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 205 (Tex. 2001) (when no conventional

trial has been held, judgment is final for purposes of appeal only if it actually

disposes of all pending claims and parties or unequivocally states it finally disposes
of all parties and claims). As noted in appellee’s motion to dismiss, the appealed

order recites that pending claims by the Texas Attorney General and appellee “shall

survive this summary judgment.” On its face, the order is not final and appealable

because it does not dispose of all claims and parties. See Lehmann, 39 S.W.3d at

205. Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction and grant appellee’s motion. See TEX. R.

APP. P. 42.3(a).

                                          /Ken Molberg//
231294f.p05                               KEN MOLBERG
                                          JUSTICE

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                           Court of Appeals
                    Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                 JUDGMENT

IN THE INTEREST OF C.M.S., AN                On Appeal from the 301st Judicial
INCAPACITATED ADULT                          District Court, Dallas County, Texas
                                             Trial Court Cause No. DF-09-00179.
No. 05-23-01294-CV                           Opinion delivered by Justice
                                             Molberg. Justices Pedersen, III and
                                             Goldstein participating.

    In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is
DISMISSED.

      It is ORDERED that appellee Unikki Phillips recover her costs of this appeal
from appellant Corey Smith.

Judgment entered this 20th day of February, 2024.

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