Case Name: L.W., Mother of J.W.C. and J.K.C., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-11-18
Citations: 830 So. 2d 274
Docket Number: No. 1D02-1867
Parties: L.W., Mother of J.W.C. and J.K.C., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
Judges: WEBSTER, DAVIS and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 830
Pages: 274–275

Head Matter:
L.W., Mother of J.W.C. and J.K.C., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 1D02-1867.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 18, 2002.
Gertrude I. Kehne, Jacksonville, for Appellant.
Donna Houghton Thames, Assistant General Counsel, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, for Appellee.

Opinion:
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 terminating parental rights when failure to file a timely notice of appeal is attributable to negligence or inadvertence on the part of trial counsel). We do not reach the remaining point raised by appellant.
AFFIRMED.
WEBSTER, DAVIS and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.