Department of Children and Families v. J.S.

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedMarch 31, 2026
Docket1D2025-2187
StatusPublished

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Department of Children and Families v. J.S., (Fla. Ct. App. 2026).

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D2025-2187 _____________________________

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Appellant,

v.

J. S.,

Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County. John Jay Gontarek, Judge.

March 31, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROBERTS, KELSEY, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.

_____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Andrew McGinley, General Counsel, Department of Children and Families, Tallahassee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee; Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Christopher Scott, Lynn Haven, for Appellee.

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