E.T. is the biological father of two young sons. His parental rights were terminated by the state and his sons were later adopted. E.T. challenged the termination of his parental rights by filing a writ of habeas corpus that alleged he was inadequately represented in the original case by his court-appointed attorney. The Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld the termination of parental rights and asked this Court if the state recognized a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in such cases.