Opinion · Supreme Court of Florida
In the Interest of E.H.
609 So. 2d 1289
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
- Jurisdiction
- Florida
- Date
- 1992-11-17
- Topic
- bankruptcy
How later courts describe this case
- 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
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed In the Interest of E.H.. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
- Cited by
- 66 opinions
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).]