L.W. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

No. 1D02-1867.

830 So.2d 274 (2002)

L.W., Mother of J.W.C. and J.K.C., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 18, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gertrude I. Kehne, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Donna Houghton Thames, Assistant General Counsel, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Because appellant did not present any evidence to suggest that her attorney had been ineffective for failing to file a timely notice of appeal from the disposition order terminating her parental rights, we affirm the denial of her petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking a belated appeal. Cf. In the Interest of E.H., 609 So.2d 1289 (Fla.1992) (holding that a parent is entitled to a belated appeal from an order...

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