A. D. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES AND STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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Case No. 6D23-4302

Lower Tribunal No. 2023-DP-000059

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In the Interest of S.D., a child.

A.D.,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County.

Laura Shaffer, Judge.

May 7, 2024

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

NARDELLA, MIZE and GANNAM, JJ., concur. A.D., Ocala, pro se.

Kelley Schaeffer, Appellate Counsel, of Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families.

Jennifer E. Jones, of McIntrye Thanasides Bringgold Elliot Grimaldi Guito & Matthews, P.A., Tampa, and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee, Statewide Guardian ad Litem.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED