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T.Y., Mother of R.L.Y.-O., H.C.O., IV, S.A.O., H.J.O. and J.A.O., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided March 17, 2026·No. 5D2025-3262·Published

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D25-3262

LT Case No. 09-2022-DP-166

T.Y., MOTHER of R.L.Y.-O., H.C.O., IV, S.A.O., H.J.O. and J.A.O., MINOR CHILDREN,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES,

Appellee.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Citrus County. Richard A. Howard, Judge.

Scott Timothy Smith, Brooksville, for Appellant.

Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, Department of Children and Families, Brooksville, for Appellee.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, of Guardian ad Litem, Tallahassee, and Rebecca A. Rodriguez, Sophie M. Labarge, and Esther A. Veloz, of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Fort Lauderdale, for Guardian ad Litem Program.

March 17, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

MAKAR, WALLIS, and BOATWRIGHT, 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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