Legal Opinion
T.D. v. Department of Children & Families
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 17, 2016No. 5D15-4460PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLambert, J.
The primary issue that we address in this appeal is whether the trial court’s failure to orally inform a parent in a termination of parental rights (“TPR”) proceeding of the right to assert an ineffective assistance of counsel claim in the circuit court necessitates the abatement of the direct appeal and a.remand to allow the parent to file the motion. Based on the facts and circumstances of this case, we hold that it does not. Accordingly, we affirm.
Appellant, T.D., is the eighteen-year-old mother of X.D., a minor child, not quite two years old. On June 25, 2015, Appel-lee, the Department of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Nelson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Hardwick v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- J.B., Etc. v. Florida Department of Children and FamiliesSupreme Court of Florida · 2015
- Wilson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
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