T.J., father of I.R.J., minor child v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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No. 1D2023-1168

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T.J., father of I.R.J., minor child,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Appellee.

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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County. David James Oberliesen, Judge.

January 18, 2024

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

B.L. THOMAS, ROBERTS, and ROWE, 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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James Ferril Turner, Jr., Milton; David Maldonado of The Maldonado Law Firm, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellant.

Tonya D. Davis, Department of Children and Families, Milton; Andrew McGinley, Department of Children and Families, Tallahassee; Sandra Carroll, Guardian ad Litem, Milton; Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee; Sara Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin Burke, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee.