Opinion · Supreme Court of Florida

In the Interest of E.H.

1992 Fla. LEXIS 2057

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of Florida
Jurisdiction
Florida
Date
1992-11-17
Topic
bankruptcy

holding that mother was entitled to belated appeal due to ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to timely file notice of appeal | holding that mother was entitled to belated appeal due to ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to timely file notice of appeal | holding that the proper procedure for seeking belated appeal in a termination of parental rights proceedings is by petition for writ of habeas corpus in the trial court | acknowledging that "constitutionally protected interest exists in preserving the family unit and in raising one's children" | limiting use of habeas corpus petition in TPR cases to claims of entitlement to belated appeal where counsel failed to file timely notice of appeal

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ORDER

The order of the First District Court of Appeal denying a belated appeal in this cause is quashed with directions to expeditiously consider and rule upon the merits of the parents’ appeal. An opinion will ensue at a later date. [See 609 So.2d 1289 (1992).]