Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2014-10-02 07:06:47.430369+00
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In The

                               Court of Appeals
                    Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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                              NO. 09-14-00169-CV
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                    IN THE INTEREST OF R.D.S.
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                   On Appeal from the 418th District Court
                        Montgomery County, Texas
                      Trial Cause No. 12-05-05471 CV
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                         MEMORANDUM OPINION

      A.N.A. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to her minor

child, R.D.S. III. The trial court found, by clear and convincing evidence, that

statutory grounds existed for the termination of A.N.A.’s parental rights and that

termination of A.N.A.’s parental rights would be in the best interest of the child.

See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001(1)(K), (2) (West 2014).

      A.N.A.’s court-appointed appellate counsel submitted a brief in which

counsel contends that there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on appeal. See

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); In re L.D.T., 161 S.W.3d 728, 731

(Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005, no pet.). The brief provides counsel’s professional

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evaluation of the record. Counsel served A.N.A. with a copy of the Anders brief

filed on her behalf. Counsel moved to withdraw and requested an extension of

time for appellant to file a pro se brief. On August 5, 2014, we granted A.N.S.

twenty days to file a pro se brief. No pro se brief was received.

      We have independently reviewed the record and counsel’s brief, and we

agree that any appeal would be frivolous. We conclude that no arguable grounds

for appeal exist, and we therefore affirm the judgment of the trial court. We grant

counsel’s motion to withdraw.

      AFFIRMED.

                                       _____________________________
                                             CHARLES KREGER
                                                  Justice

Submitted on September 16, 2014
Opinion Delivered October 2, 2014

Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.

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