J.M., Etc. v. Department of Children and Families
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Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________
No. 1D2025-0018 _____________________________
J.M., Father of J.M., a Minor Child,
Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
Appellee. _____________________________
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. R. Todd Harris, Judge.
May 22, 2025
PER CURIAM.
DISMISSED. N.S.H. v. Dep’t of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003) (approving procedure that includes dismissal when, after counsel withdraws, the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief in support of appeal of termination of parental rights).
LEWIS, NORDBY, and LONG, JJ., concur. _____________________________
Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________
J.M., pro se, Appellant.
Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.
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