IN RE K.A.F.

No. 04-0493.

160 S.W.3d 923 (2005)

In the Interest of K.A.F., a child.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided April 8, 2005.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinard J. Hanby, Robert B. Kalish, Laura Kalish, The Woodlands, Bruce K. Thomas, Law Office of Bruce K. Thomas, Dallas, for petitioner Susan Carroll Capps.

Ronnie Jo Cohee, Richard J. Clarkson, Beaumont, for respondent Louis Faucheaux.

Rod J. Paasch, Nederland, for other interested party K.A.F.


Justice O'NEILL delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case, we must decide whether the rules of appellate procedure permit post-judgment motions to extend the appellate deadline for filing an accelerated appeal. We hold that they do not. We further hold that filing a motion for new trial may not be considered a bona fide attempt to invoke the appellate court's jurisdiction. Accordingly, we affirm the court of appeals' judgment.

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Louis Faucheaux...

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