5D08-2944 A.G. v. DCF

State: Florida

Court: Florida Fifth District Court

Docket No: 5D08-2944

Case Date: 01/26/2009

Preview:IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2009

A.G., MOTHER OF J.A.M., A CHILD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, ET AL., Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed January 27, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Gail Adams, Judge. Susan L. Ray, Orlando, for Appellant. Jeffrey Dana Gillen, West Palm Beach, for Appellee. 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. Case No. 5D08-2944

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