In the Interest of C.H.C.

When a pro se party seeks to appeal a trial court’s decision and properly files a sufficient and unchallenged affidavit establishing indigency and requesting a free record on appeal, the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure mandate that the party be provided the record. Because the affidavit in this case was not timely challenged, we reverse the court of appeals’ dismissal of this appeal and remand the case to the court of appeals for further proceedings.

Petitioner Christina M. Hawkins and Respondent Kyle Van Corey1 are the parents of C.H.C. In 2004, a Dallas County trial court entered an order…