KACEY CHIDDISTER v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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Case No. 6D23-2092

Lower Tribunal No. 17-CA-002698

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KACEY CHIDDISTER,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Appellee.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County.

Joseph C. Fuller, Judge.

March 19, 2024

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

NARDELLA, MIZE and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur.

Lelia M. M. Schleier, Stacie J. Schmerling, and Howard M. Talenfeld, of Justice for Kids, a division of Kelley Kronenberg, Fort Lauderdale, and Michael A. Bernstein, of Michael A. Bernstein, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Richard A. Filson, of Filson & Penge, P.A., Sarasota for Appellant.

William O. Kratochvil and Joseph D. Bootka, of Vernis & Bowling of Southwest Florida, P.A., Fort Myers, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED