J.C., Mother of A.P., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedJanuary 15, 2026
Docket5D2025-1813
StatusPublished

This text of J.C., Mother of A.P., a Child v. Department of Children and Families (J.C., Mother of A.P., a Child v. Department of Children and Families) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District Court of Appeal of Florida primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
J.C., Mother of A.P., a Child v. Department of Children and Families, (Fla. Ct. App. 2026).

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 5D2025-1813 LT Case No. 2024-DP-000082 _____________________________

J.C., MOTHER of A.P., A Child,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Hernando County. Stephen E. Toner, Jr., Judge.

Jessica Cook, Brooksville, pro se.

Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, Brooksville, 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 Office of the Guardian ad Litem.

January 15, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. EISNAUGLE, BOATWRIGHT, and MACIVER, JJ., concur.

_____________________________

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

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
J.C., Mother of A.P., a Child v. Department of Children and Families, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/jc-mother-of-ap-a-child-v-department-of-children-and-families-fladistctapp-2026.