Case Name: A.G., Mother of J.A.M., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2009-01-27
Citations: 1 So. 3d 345
Docket Number: No. 5D08-2944
Parties: A.G., Mother of J.A.M., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al., Appellee.
Judges: PALMER, C.J., ORFINGER and TORPY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 1
Pages: 345–346

Head Matter:
A.G., Mother of J.A.M., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al., Appellee.
No. 5D08-2944.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Jan. 27, 2009.
Susan L. Ray, Orlando, for Appellant.
Jeffrey Dana Gillen, West Palm Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm based on the reasoning of the Fourth District in E.T. v. State, Department of Children & Families, 930 So.2d 721 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). We certify the following question to the supreme court as a question of great public importance.
MAY A PARENT WHOSE PARENTAL RIGHTS HAVE BEEN TERMINATED CHALLENGE THE JUDGMENT OF TERMINATION BY PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS ON THE BASIS THAT THE PARENT WAS DENIED EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL?
AFFIRMED; QUESTION CERTIFIED.
PALMER, C.J., ORFINGER and TORPY, JJ., concur.