C. v. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedOctober 29, 2025
Docket6D2025-1005
StatusPublished

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Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 6D2025-1005 Lower Tribunal No. 2023-DP-000085 _____________________________

In the Interest of C.V., Jr., a child.

C.V.,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM,

Appellees. _____________________________

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County. Tracey Redd, Judge.

October 29, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

STARGEL, NARDELLA and SMITH, JJ., concur.

David J. Joffe, of Joffe Law, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, for Appellant.

Meredith K. Hall, Appellate Counsel, of Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families.

Sara E. Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Christy Donovan Pemberton, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office Defending Best Interests Project, Clearwater, for Appellee, Guardian ad Litem.

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