Court Opinion

ID: 9894267
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Date Created: 2023-11-01 07:09:00.246583+00
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SET ASIDE and REMAND and Opinion Filed October 24, 2023

                                   S  In The
                            Court of Appeals
                     Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                               No. 05-23-00637-CV

                    IN THE INTEREST OF P.H., A CHILD

               On Appeal from the 196th Judicial District Court
                            Hunt County, Texas
                       Trial Court Cause No. 89,795

                        MEMORANDUM OPINION
               Before Justices Partida-Kipness, Reichek, and Miskel
                            Opinion by Justice Reichek
      This is the second time this child protection case has been before the Court.

In 2022, we reversed the trial court’s order terminating Father’s parental rights and

remanded for further proceedings. See In re P.H., No. 05-22-00617-CV, 2022 WL

17663648 (Tex. App.—Dallas Dec. 14, 2022, no pet.) (mem. op.).

      Father now appeals the trial court’s May 28, 2023 “Amended Final Order in

Suit Affecting the Parent–Child Relationship and Order of Termination Following

Appeal.” The parties have filed an agreed motion for remand to the trial court. In

the motion, they state they have entered into a mediated settlement agreement which

renders Father’s appeal moot. They ask the Court to set aside the trial court’s
judgment and remand the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in

accordance with their agreement. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(2)(B). We grant the

motion. As requested by the parties, we set aside the trial court’s order as to Father

without regard to the merits and remand the case to the trial court for rendition of

judgment in accordance with the parties’ settlement agreement.

                                           /Amanda L. Reichek/
                                           AMANDA L. REICHEK
230637F.P05                                JUSTICE

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                                  S
                            Court of Appeals
                     Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                 JUDGMENT

IN THE INTEREST OF P.H., A                   On Appeal from the 196th Judicial
CHILD                                        District Court, Hunt County, Texas
                                             Trial Court Cause No. 89,795.
No. 05-23-00637-CV                           Opinion delivered by Justice
                                             Reichek. Justices Partida-Kipness
                                             and Miskel participating.

       In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we SET ASIDE the trial
court’s May 28, 2023 order as to Francis Patrick Hines without regard to the merits
and REMAND this case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in accordance
with the parties’ mediated settlement agreement.

      It is ORDERED that, subject to any agreement of the parties, each party bear
its own costs of this appeal.

Judgment entered this 24th day of October, 2023.

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