Springer v. Springer

Michael Springer’s wife filed for divorce while he was incarcerated and Springer sought to appeal the resulting judgment dividing marital property. Springer timely filed a notice of appeal, but did not pay the fifing fee or file an affidavit of indigence “with or before” the notice as Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1(c)(1) requires. One month after filing his notice of appeal, Springer filed an affidavit of indigence. Two months later, the court of appeals notified Springer that his filing fee was past due and his case would be dismissed if the fee was not paid within ten days. Springer…