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

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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No. 1D2025-0626

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

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Appellee.

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

April 21, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROWE, RAY, and LONG, 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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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.