Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book

2024 version: As effective October 1, 2024

H. Notice of Appeal and Appellant Duties

The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure require the notice of appeal to state whether it is a parental termination or child protection case subject to rules of acceleration under Tex. R. App. P. 28.4. Tex. R. App. P. 25.1(d)(6).

The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure also require the appellant to file in the appellate court a docketing statement upon filing the notice of appeal and it must state whether the appeal is an appeal of a parental termination or child protection case as defined in Tex. R. App. P. 28.4. Tex. R. App. P. 32.1(g).