Belated Appeal of TPR

[Marina]

http://www.2dca.org/opinion/February%20 ... 2-5378.pdf

Florida

In a civil proceeding, this court cannot grant a belated appeal, and
generally the litigant must file a motion in the trial court pursuant to rule ...

In termination of parental rights cases, however, the proper vehicle for relief to obtain a belated appeal is to file a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the trial court. ...

Although the Mother's pro se motion for relief from judgment cited rule ...,
the motion asserted a basis for habeas relief to file a belated appeal of the termination order.