R.H, Mother of J.M., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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Case No. 5D2025-1862 LT Case No. 2022-DP-000082

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R.H., Mother of J.M., A Child,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Appellee.

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

Ronda Hawkins, Quincy, 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, Appellate Division, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Adam Matthew Topel, Pro Bono Guardian ad Litem Attorney, of Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP, Tampa, for Guardian ad Litem o/b/o J.M.

January 7, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

JAY, C.J., and MAKAR and MACIVER, JJ., concur.

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

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