Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-05-31 06:10:14.908527+00
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Dismiss and Opinion Filed May 23, 2023

                                             In The
                               Court of Appeals
                        Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                   No. 05-23-00173-CV

                      IN THE INTEREST OF R.B.P.M., CHILD

                  On Appeal from the 303rd Judicial District Court
                               Dallas County, Texas
                       Trial Court Cause No. DF-19-23225

                            MEMORANDUM OPINION
                    Before Justices Nowell, Goldstein, and Breedlove
                              Opinion by Justice Goldstein

      This appeal challenges the trial court’s order holding appellant in contempt for

failure to pay child support. Because a contempt order is reviewable by petition for writ

of mandamus or habeas corpus rather than direct appeal, we questioned our jurisdiction

over this appeal and directed appellant to file a letter brief addressing our concern. See

In re Martin, 523 S.W.3d 165, 169 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2017, orig. proceeding).

      Although appellant filed a brief, he fails to show how we have appellate jurisdiction

over the contempt order. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal and all pending motions.

See id.; see also TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).

                                                  /Bonnie Lee Goldstein//
230173f.p05                                       BONNIE LEE GOLDSTEIN
                                                  JUSTICE
                             Court of Appeals
                      Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                   JUDGMENT

IN THE INTEREST OF R.B.P.M.,                  On Appeal from the 303rd Judicial
CHILD                                         District Court, Dallas County, Texas
                                              Trial Court Cause No. DF-19-23225.
No. 05-23-00173-CV                            Opinion delivered by Justice Goldstein,
                                              Justices Nowell and Breedlove
                                              participating.

      In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal.

Judgment entered this 23rd day of May 2023.

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