D.S., Mother of J.G., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided March 27, 2026·No. 5D2025-2265·Published

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2025-2265 LT Case No. 2023-DP-000001

D.S., Mother of J.G., a Child,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES,

Appellee.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Seminole County. John David Galluzzo, Judge.

D.S., Mother, Winter Park, pro se.

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

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

March 27, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

JAY, C.J., and LAMBERT and EISNAUGLE, JJ., concur.

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

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