Texas Family Law Appellate Deadline Calculator

These are the primary family law appeal deadlines. This summary does not include all appellate deadlines.

Special rules for termination appeals supersede the usual rules. These special rules are in italics.

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Date of Signature of the Judgment, Decree or Order:

Confirm Date Entered as Date of Signature of the Judgment, Decree or Order:

Important Note:

This calculator counts the number of days specified into the future. It does not take into account weekends or holidays. Tex. R. Civ. P. 4 states, in part:

The last day of the period so computed is to be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Days	Deadline	*Action Required (Special rules for termination appeals are in italics.)*
0		Beginning date: Date judgment, decree or order signed.
10		Within 10 days of hearing, request child support findings under Tex. Fam. Code § 154.130.
15		File statement of points for appeal in TDPRS cases. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.405(b).
20		File Request for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. Tex. R. Civ. P. 296. Filing timely Request extends time to appeal to 90 days from signature of judgment or decree. Tex. R. App. P. 26.1. Deadline for perfecting appeal in accelerated appeal cases (including TDPRS cases) regardless of post-trial motions or requests. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.405(a); Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b).
30		Trial court's plenary power ends, and appeal must be perfected, if no Motion for New Trial or similar motion filed by this time, and no Request for Findings of Fact or Conclusions of Law previously and timely filed. Tex. R. Civ. P. 329b(d); Tex. R. App. P. 26.1. Deadline for filing Motion for New Trial or similar motion. Tex. R. Civ. P. 329b(a). Deadline for amending previously filed Motion for New Trial or similar motion. Tex. R. Civ. P. 329b(b). Deadline for trial court to order post-trial temporary orders when they are permitted. Tex. Fam. Code § 109.001.
40		Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law due within 20 days of filing Request; assuming Request filed on 20th day, Findings and Conclusions due by this day. Tex. R. Civ. P. 297.
45		Deadline for motion to extend time to file notice of appeal if 30-day deadline 45 missed. Tex. R. App. P. 26.3.
50		Notice of Past Due Finding of Fact and Conclusions of Law due within 30 days after Request filed; assuming Request filed on 20th day, this is the last day for a reminder. Tex. R. Civ. P. 297.
75		Motion for New Trial or similar motion overruled by operation of law if no written 75 order signed by trial court. Tex. R. Civ. P. 329b(c).
90		Appeal to be perfected by this date if Motion for New Trial or similar motion overruled by operation of law or if Request for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law previously and timely filed. Tex. R. Civ. P. 329b(c).
105		Trial court's plenary power ends if time extended by prior, timely filing of Motion for New Trial or similar motion overruled by operation of law or prior, timely filing of Request for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. Tex. R. Civ. P. 329b(e). Note: If trial court overruled Motion for New Trial or similar motion by written order signed prior to 75th day, then trial court's plenary power ended on 30th day after order signed. Tex. R. Civ. P. 329b(e).