A.M., Natural Mother, in the Interest of T.T. and A.B., Minor Children v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA A.M., Natural Mother, In the Interest of NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO T.T. and A.B., Minor Children, FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED. Appellant, CASE NO. 1D07-1361 v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. ______________________________/ Opinion filed July 6, 2007. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County. Ysleta W. McDonald, Judge. A.M., Natural Mother, pro se, for Appellant. John Copelan, General Counsel, Department of Children and Families, and Lucy Goddard-Teel, District Legal Counsel, Gainesville, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Because the notice of appeal was not timely filed, this court is without jurisdiction to review the order terminating parental rights. We note that appellant has an available remedy. See In the interest of E.H., 609 So. 2d 1289 (Fla. 1992) (holding that the proper method by which to seek a belated appeal in a termination of parental rights case based on counsel s failure to timely file a notice of appeal is a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed in the trial court). APPEAL DISMISSED. WEBSTER, DAVIS, and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., CONCUR. 2
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