Carroll Wayne Dicky, II filed a notice of appeal regarding the associate judge’s August 16, 2016 Final Order Establishing the Parent-Child Relationship. It appears Dicky intended a review by the district court of the associate judge’s findings. See T EX . F AM . C ODE A NN . § 201.015(a) (West 2014). There does not appear to be a final order as set out in T EX . F AM . C ODE A NN . § 109.002 (West 2014). Therefore, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

Absent a specific exemption, the Clerk of the Court must collect filing fees at the time a document is presented for filing. T EX . R. A PP . P. 12.1(b); Appendix to T EX . R. A PP . P., Order Regarding Fees (Amended Aug. 28, 2007, eff. Sept. 1, 2007). S ee also T EX . R. A PP . P. 5; 10 TH T EX . A PP . (W ACO ) L OC . R. 5; T EX . G OV ’ T C ODE A NN . § 51.207(b); § 51.941(a); § *2 51.208 (West 2013). Under these circumstances, we suspend the rule and order the Clerk to write off all unpaid filing fees in this case. T EX . R. A PP . P. 2.

AL SCOGGINS Justice Before Chief Justice Gray,

Justice Davis, and

Justice Scoggins

Appeal dismissed Opinion delivered and filed October 6, 2016

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