K. M. B.
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 6D2025-1666 Lower Tribunal No. 2023-DP-000265 _____________________________
In the Interest of J.J.L. and K.E.B., children. K.M.B., Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Respondent. _____________________________
Petition for Belated Appeal. A Case of Original Jurisdiction.
July 24, 2025
PER CURIAM.
The emergency petition for belated appeal is dismissed without prejudice to Petitioner to file a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the lower tribunal. See A.D. v. Dep’t of Child. & Fam., 355 So. 3d 568-69 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023) (“The proper avenue for a parent to seek relief, when claiming entitlement to a belated appeal of the termination of parental rights due to an error or omission of counsel, is to file a
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petition for writ of habeas corpus in the trial court.” (citing In the Int. of E.H., 609 So. 2d 1289 (Fla. 1992))).
DISMISSED.
TRAVER, C.J., and STARGEL and NARDELLA, JJ., concur.
Leslie A. Lasseigne, of Lasseigne & Ladner, P.A., Haines City, for Petitioner.
No Appearance for Respondent.