Home/District Court of Appeal of Florida/S.E., Mother of G.C.E., and R.R.E., Children v. Department of Children and Families

S.E., Mother of G.C.E., and R.R.E., Children v. Department of Children and Families

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided May 29, 2026·No. 5D2026-0658·Published

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2026-0658 LT Case No. 2023-DP-000257

S.E., Mother of G.C.E., and R.R.E., Children,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Appellee.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County. Stacy Morris Youmans, Judge.

Carl New, Ocala, for Appellant.

Rachel Batten, of Department of Children and Families, Brooksville, for Appellee.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Tallahassee, and Allison J. McCabe, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office Defending Best Interests, Port Orange, for Guardian ad Litem Office o/b/o G.C.E. and R.R.E.

May 29, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

MAKAR, WALLIS, 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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