N.F., Father of N.F., Jr., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedJanuary 13, 2026
Docket5D2025-1756
StatusPublished

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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 5D2025-1756 LT Case No. 2024-DP-000008 _____________________________

N.F., FATHER of N.F., JR., A CHILD,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES,

Appellee. _____________________________

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

Noel Figueroa, Spring Hill, pro se.

Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, Department of Children and Families, Brooksville, for Appellee.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellant Division, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Adam Matthew Topel, of Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP, of Pro Bono Guardian ad Litem Office, Tampa, for Guardian ad Litem Program.

January 13, 2026 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

WALLIS, SOUD, and KILBANE, JJ., concur.

_____________________________

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

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