T.C., Etc. v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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No. 1D2024-3001

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T.C., Father of A.R.C., a Minor Child,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Appellee.

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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County. Steven Warrick, Judge.

April 7, 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).

ROWE, KELSEY, and M.K. THOMAS, 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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T.C., pro se, Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Mercy Almaguer, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee Guardian ad Litem.