R.K. v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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No. 1D2024-1122

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R.K.,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Appellee.

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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Jackson County. Ana M. Garcia, Judge.

February 13, 2025

PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED. N.S.H. v. Dep’t of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003) (approving procedure that includes dismissal when, after counsel withdraws, the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief in support of appeal of termination of parental rights).

LEWIS, ROBERTS, and NORDBY, 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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R.K., pro se, Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.