Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-03-30 07:09:16.419303+00
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COURT OF APPEALS
                                    EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                                         EL PASO, TEXAS

    NARMINA SNOW,                                        §                  No. 08-23-00043-CV

                                    Appellant,           §                     Appeal from the

    v.                                                   §              459th Judicial District Court

    VINCENT SNOW,                                        §                of Travis County, Texas

                                    Appellee.            §               (TC# D-1-FM-21-000956)

                                      MEMORANDUM OPINION

         Before this Court is the parties’ joint motion to dismiss this appeal. 1 The parties ask that

we dismiss the appeal and “render judgment on their agreement, set aside the final decree of

divorce, and remand to the trial court to enter a modified decree of divorce in conformity with

[their] agreement.”

         Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1 provides the actions a court may take to dispose

of an appeal when parties enter settlement agreements in civil cases. When parties file an

agreement signed by all parties or their attorneys, the court may: “(A) render judgment effectuating

the parties’ agreement; (B) set aside the trial court’s judgment without regard to the merits and

1
  This case was transferred from the Third Court of Appeals pursuant to a docket equalization order issued by the
Supreme Court of Texas. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001. We follow the precedent of the Third Court of Appeals
to the extent it might conflict with our own. See TEX. R. APP. P. 41.3.
remand the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in accordance with the agreement; or

(C) abate the appeal and permit proceedings in the trial court to effectuate the agreement.” TEX.

R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(2)(A)–(C).

         After reviewing the motion and attached agreement, which has been signed by both parties

and their attorneys, we conclude that the substance of the agreement seeks a remand rather than a

dismissal. 2 Therefore, we grant the motion, set aside the trial court’s judgment without

consideration of the merits, and remand the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in

accordance with the parties’ agreement. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(2)(B). Costs of this appeal are

taxed against Appellant. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(d).

                                                      LISA J. SOTO, Justice

March 23, 2023

Before Rodriguez, C.J., Palafox, and Soto, J.J.

2
  The parties cite to “Rule 42(a)(2)” in their motion. However, there is no such rule. Instead, we construe the motion
as a Rule 42.1(a)(2)(B) motion for settlements in civil cases, which provides for the relief the parties seek.

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