T.M., Father of v. Department of Children and Families

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedApril 21, 2026
Docket1D2025-0626
StatusPublished

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Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D2025-0626 _____________________________

T.M., Father of A.M. and J.M., Minor Children,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Hamilton County. Jamie Tyndal, Judge.

April 21, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROWE, RAY, and LONG, JJ., concur.

_____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Natalie S. H. Kelley of the Law Office of Natalie S. Hall Kelley, Saint Augustine, for Appellant.

Carolyn Schwarz, Appellate Counsel, Children’s Legal Services, Fort Lauderdale, for Department of Children and Families.

Kaila B. Preston of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Tampa; and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, o/b/o A.M. and J.M.

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