IN RE B.G.

No. 07-0960.

317 S.W.3d 250 (2010)

In the Interest of B.G., C.W., E.W., B.B.W., and J.W., Children.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided July 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brent L. Watkins, Zeleskey Cornelius Hallmark Roper & Hicks, Lufkin, for Petitioner.

Duke Elton Hooten, Texas Dept. of Protective & Regulatory Serv., Trevor Allen Woodruff, Michael C. Shulman, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Austin, for Respondent.

Michelle Wood Charanza, Lufkin, for Other Interested Party Michelle Charanza.

Jennifer Dawn Armstrong, Office of District Attorney, Lufkin, for Other Interested Party Dawn Armstrong.

Dewey Britt, Tex. Dept. Family & Protective, Lubbock, for Other Interested Party Dewey Duane Britt.

CASA of Angelina County, Lufkin, pro se.


Justice HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court.

In cases brought by the government for termination of parental rights, section 263.405 of the Texas Family Code prescribes shortened post-trial deadlines and special procedures to discourage frivolous appeals and expedite finality, minimizing the time a child must spend in temporary care. Section 263.405(i) limits an appeal to the issues included in a statement filed in the trial court within fifteen days after the...

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