Order

On April 12, 2017, the juvenile court entered an order terminating the father's parental rights. The trial court subsequently entered an order granting the father a 30-day extension of time in which to appeal. The father filed this discretionary application on June 13, 2017. We, however, lack jurisdiction.

An application for discretionary appeal must be filed within 30 days of the entry of the order or judgment to be appealed. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (d). The requirements of OCGA § 5-6-35 are jurisdictional, and this Court cannot accept an application for appeal not made in compliance therewith. See Boyle v. State, 190 Ga.App. 734 (380 S.E.2d 57) (1989). Although the trial court purported to grant the father an extension of time to file an application, it lacked authority to do so. See Gable v. State, 290 Ga. 81, 85 (2) (a) (720 S.E.2d 170) (2011) ("Because a discretionary application must be filed only in an appellate court, see OCGA § 5-6-35 (d), a trial court may not grant an extension of the time to file the application pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-39."). Instead, an applicant must request an extension from this Court, within the original 30-day filing period. See id.; Court of Appeals Rule 16 (c).

Because the father did not make a timely request for an extension before this Court, we have no basis for excusing his failure to comply with the 30-day deadline set forth in OCGA § 5-6-35 (d). Accordingly, this application — filed 62 days after the order terminating the father's parental rights — is hereby DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.