M. W. v. Department of Children and Families and Guardian Ad Litem

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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Case No. 6D2025-1997

Lower Tribunal No. 2024-DP-000013

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In the Interest of J.W., a child.

M.W.,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County.

Tom Young, Judge.

January 6, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

TRAVER, C.J., and NARDELLA and PRATT, JJ., concur.

David J. Joffe, of Joffe Law, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellant.

Kelley Schaeffer, Appellate Counsel, 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 Appellee, Guardian ad Litem.

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