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Date Created: 2023-12-12 15:09:33.672942+00
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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                      San Antonio, Texas
                                  MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                         No. 04-23-00886-CV

                               IN THE INTEREST OF L.C.G., a Child

                      From the 285th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
                                   Trial Court No. 2014-CI-13767
                           Honorable Cathleen M. Stryker, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting:          Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
                  Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
                  Irene Rios, Justice

Delivered and Filed: December 6, 2023

DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION

           On August 21, 2017, the trial court signed an order establishing the parent-child

relationship and determining conservatorship and visitation. Appellant’s notice of appeal was due

on September 20, 2017, or a motion for extension of time to file a notice of appeal was due on

October 5, 2017. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1, 26.3; see generally Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d

615, 617 (Tex. 1997) (“[A] motion for extension of time is necessarily implied when an appellant

acting in good faith files a [notice of appeal] beyond the time allowed by Rule [26.1], but within

the fifteen-day period in which the appellant would be entitled to move to extend the filing deadline

under Rule [26.3].” (emphasis added)).

           On October 2, 2023, after the deadline to file the notice of appeal, Appellant, the child’s

father, filed a notice of appeal. On October 26, 2023, we advised Appellant that a timely notice
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of appeal is necessary to invoke this court’s appellate jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1. See

generally Verburgt, 959 S.W.2d at 617. We ordered Appellant to show cause in writing to this

court by November 6, 2023, why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

       Appellant responded on November 5, 2023, that this court maintains jurisdiction to

consider his appeal because it concerns standing, which may be challenged at any time. We agree

that standing may be challenged at any time. See Tex. Ass’n of Bus. v. Tex. Air Control Bd., 852

S.W.2d 440, 444 (Tex. 1993). However, an order from the trial court may only be appealed within

thirty days of its entry under Rule 26.1. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1. See generally Verburgt, 959

S.W.2d at 617. We now dismiss this appeal of the trial court’s August 21, 2017 order for want of

jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3.

                                                 PER CURIAM

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