Case Name: W.S., the Father, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2009-11-09
Citations: 25 So. 3d 579
Docket Number: No. 1D09-4560
Parties: W.S., the Father, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: VAN NORTWICK, and PADOVANO, JJ., and BROWNING, JR., EDWIN B, Senior Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 25
Pages: 579–580

Head Matter:
W.S., the Father, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D09-4560.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 9, 2009.
W.S., pro se, Petitioner.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This petition seeking belated appeal of an order terminating parental rights is dismissed without prejudice to petitioner's right to seek relief in the lower tribunal. See In Interest of E.H., 609 So.2d 1289 (Fla.1992) (stating that the proper procedure for seeking belated appeal from an order terminating parental rights is by a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed with the trial court).
VAN NORTWICK, and PADOVANO, JJ., and BROWNING, JR., EDWIN B, Senior Judge, concur.