K. C. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: September 18, 2020
• Docket: 19-1193
• Status: Published

Opinion

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

OF FLORIDA

SECOND DISTRICT

In the Interest of C.H., a child. ) ________________________________ ) ) K.C., ) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2D19-1193 ) LUTHERAN SERVICES FLORIDA, ) INC., a Florida corporation; ) CHILDREN'S NETWORK OF ) SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, LLC, a Florida ) corporation; FLORIDA DEPARTMENT ) OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, an ) agency of the State of Florida; and ) OPERATION PAR, INC., ) ) Appellees. ) ________________________________ )

Opinion filed September 18, 2020.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County; Robert J. Branning, Judge.

Stacie J. Schmerling and Howard M. Talenfeld of Talenfeld Law, Fort Lauderdale; Michael A. Bernstein of Michael A. Bernstein, P.A., Fort Lauderdale; and Richard A. Filson of Filson & Penge, P.A., Sarasota, for Appellant. Kayla A. Riera-Gomez of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Miami, and Andrew W. Feldman of Klein Glasser Park & Lowe, P.L., Miami, for Appellee Lutheran Services Florida, Inc.

Eric J. Netcher of Dean, Ringers, Morgan & Lawton, P.A., Orlando, and Joshua B. Walker of Walker, Revels, Greninger & Netcher, PLLC, Orlando, for Appellee Children's Network of Southwest Florida, LLC.

Julie C. Ireland and AnnMarie G. Flores of Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., Fort Myers, for appellee Operation Par, Inc.

No appearance for appellee Department of Children Families.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed.

NORTHCUTT, ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, and ATKINSON, JJ., Concur.

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