Court Opinion

ID: 7805961
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Date Created: 2022-09-02 14:01:47.81159+00
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                   STATE OF FLORIDA
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                          No. 1D22-2336
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L.S.F-W.,

    Appellant,

    v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES,

    Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Bay County.
Brantley S. Clark Jr., Judge.

                         September 2, 2022

PER CURIAM.

    In this case, we ordered Appellant to show cause why this
appeal should not be dismissed as untimely.

     Even though Appellant filed the notice of appeal more than
thirty days after rendition of the order under review, we do not
dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. See generally Fla. R. App. P. 9.146;
see also Fla. R. App. P. 9.110(b).

     Instead, we treat Appellant’s response to the order to show
cause as a petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging an
entitlement to a belated appeal due to ineffective assistance of
counsel in a case involving a termination of parental rights. See
Art. V, sec. 2, Fla. Const.; see also Fla. R. App. P. 9.040(c); In
Interest of E.H., 609 So. 2d 1289, 1290 (Fla. 1992).

     Additionally, we transfer the re-designated petition to the
lower court for disposition. See Art. V, sec. 2, Fla. Const.; see also
Fla. R. App. P. 9.040(b)(1); In Interest of E.H., 609 So. 2d at 1291.

KELSEY, JAY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.

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    Not final until disposition of any timely and
    authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
    9.331.
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L.S.F-W., pro se, Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph, Appellate Counsel, Children’s Legal Services,
Tallahassee, for Appellee.

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