Department of Children and Families and Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office v. J.D., Father of V.G.M., a Child, and S.M., Mother of V.G.M., a Child

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedDecember 4, 2024
Docket5D2024-1974
StatusPublished

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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA ________________________________

Case No. 5D2024-1974 LT Case No. 2024-DP-000001 ________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and THE STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE,

Appellants,

v.

J.D., Father of V.G.M., a Child, and S.M., Mother of V.G.M., a Child,

Appellees. _______________________________

On appeal from Circuit Court for Sumter County. Michelle T. Morley, Judge.

Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, Brooksville, for Appellant, Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellant, Statewide Guardian ad Litem.

Gregg R. Brennan, Weirsdale, for Appellee, J.D., Father.

No Appearance for Appellee, S.M., Mother.

December 4, 2024 ON CONCESSION OF REVERSIBLE ERROR

PER CURIAM.

Appellants, the Department of Children and Families and Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, appeal the trial court’s order of adjudication. Appellants argue that the trial court committed reversible error in granting Appellee, J.D., the father’s motion for judgment of dismissal. Appellee, J.D., has filed a concession of error. We accept the concession of error, reverse the order, and remand for further proceedings.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

JAY, KILBANE, and MACIVER, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

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