Court Opinion

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In The

                                Court of Appeals
                    Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
                            ____________________
                               NO. 09-14-00440-CV
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             IN THE INTEREST OF D.O.R. JR., A.B.B. AND J.L.

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                   On Appeal from the County Court at Law
                             Polk County, Texas
                         Trial Cause No. PC05722
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                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

      In this parental-rights termination case, a jury found that Mother’s parent-

child relationships to her minor children, D.O.R. Jr., A.B.B., and J.L., should be

terminated.1 See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001(1)(D), (E) (West 2014). The jury

also found that it was in the children’s best interest to terminate Mother’s parental-

rights with respect to these three children. See id. § 161.001(2) (West 2014). Based

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       We identify the minors by their initials to protect their identities. See Tex.
R. App. P. 9.8. Other family members are identified, as necessary, based on their
respective relationships to the children being discussed.
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on the jury’s verdict, the trial court rendered a judgment terminating Mother’s

parental-rights to D.O.R. Jr., A.B.B., and J.L.

      In the appeal, the brief filed by Mother’s court-appointed appellate counsel

suggests that no arguable grounds exist to support arguments which would result in

reversing the jury’s verdict. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967); In

re L.D.T., 161 S.W.3d 728, 731 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005, no pet.). The brief

reflects counsel’s professional evaluation of the record. The record before us also

reflects that counsel served Mother with a copy of the Anders brief, moved to

withdraw, and requested that Mother be provided an opportunity to file a pro se

response. On October 30, 2014, we notified Mother that her response was due on

November 19, 2014, but she did not file a pro se response.

      We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the trial court record. We conclude

that no arguable grounds for appeal exist; therefore, we affirm the trial court’s

judgment.

      We grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. 2

      AFFIRMED.

      2
       In connection with withdrawing from the case, counsel shall inform Mother
of the result of this appeal and that she has the right to file a petition for review
with the Texas Supreme Court. See Tex. R. App. P. 53; In re K.D., 127 S.W.3d 66,
68 n.3 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, no pet.).
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                                                     HOLLIS HORTON
                                                         Justice

Submitted on December 10, 2014
Opinion Delivered January 15, 2015

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

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