Court Opinion

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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

                                      NO. 03-07-00248-CV

                                  Michelle Thomas, Appellant

                                                  v.

               Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee

      FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 146TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
           NO. 212,846-B, HONORABLE RICK MORRIS, JUDGE PRESIDING

                            MEMORANDUM OPINION

               This is an accelerated appeal from an order terminating the parental rights of

Michelle L. Thomas, to her minor children, Kv.T. and Ks.T., and also terminating the parental rights

of Jermaine Buchanan as to Kv.T. and Terrell Rigmadon as to Ks.T. as the alleged biological fathers.

Thomas’s court-appointed attorney filed an Anders brief containing a professional evaluation of

the record and demonstrating that there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on appeal. See

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967). Counsel concludes that the appeal is without merit.

The brief meets the requirements of Anders. See Taylor v. Texas Dep’t of Protective & Regulatory

Servs., 160 S.W.3d 641, 646-47 (Tex. App.—Austin 2005, pet. denied) (applying Anders procedure

in appeal from termination of parental rights).

               A copy of counsel’s brief was delivered to Thomas, who was advised of her right to

examine the record and to file a pro se brief. No pro se brief has been filed. After reviewing the
record, we have found nothing that would arguably support an appeal, and we agree that the appeal

is frivolous and without merit. The judgment of the trial court is therefore affirmed. We further

grant counsel’s motion to withdraw as attorney.

                                     __________________________________________

                                     Jan P. Patterson, Justice

Before Justices Patterson, Puryear and Pemberton

Affirmed

Filed: October 31, 2007

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