Court Opinion

ID: 9896730
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Date Created: 2023-11-14 15:11:22.416351+00
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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                    San Antonio, Texas
                                MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                       No. 04-23-00673-CV

                               IN THE INTEREST OF G.T., a Child

                     From the 45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
                                 Trial Court No. 2022-EM5-01625
                             Honorable Marisa Flores, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting:          Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
                  Irene Rios, Justice
                  Beth Watkins, Justice

Delivered and Filed: November 8, 2023

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

           Appellant Frederick Omoyuma Silver seeks to appeal an order confirming child support

arrearage signed on June 27, 2023. Generally, appeals may be taken only from final judgments.

Lehmann v. Har–Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). Interlocutory orders may be

appealed only if expressly permitted by statute. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 51.014; Bally

Total Fitness Corp. v. Jackson, 53 S.W.3d 352, 352 (Tex. 2001).

           The clerk’s record shows that on August 12, 2023, the Office of the Attorney General

(OAG) filed a motion to confirm support arrearage. Silver thereafter filed a claim for damages

pursuant to section 231.114(c) of the Family Code. The OAG then filed an answer in opposition

to the claim. The June 27, 2023 order does not dispose of appellant’s claim and does not otherwise

clearly and unequivocally state it finally disposes of all claims and parties. See Lehmann, 39
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S.W.3d at 205 (“[W]hen there has not been a conventional trial on the merits, an order or judgment

is not final for purposes of appeal unless it actually disposes of every pending claim and party or

unless it clearly and unequivocally states that it finally disposes of all claims and all parties.”).

        We therefore ordered Silver to show cause in writing by October 6, 2023 why this appeal

should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. On October 5, 2023, Silver filed a response stating

he was “A Man known to use the name Frederick-Omoyuma Silver,” the OAG did not serve him

with the order, he was “not aware of any Child,” argued it was the trial court’s duty to “[s]tate if

its order is a final appealable order or not,” and asks for a copy of the order. Because Silver’s

response fails to show how this court has jurisdiction, the appeal is dismissed.

                                                    PER CURIAM

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