W. C. v. Department of Children and Families, Statewide

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedJanuary 2, 2026
Docket2D2025-1407
StatusPublished

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Opinion

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT

In the Interest of L.L., a child.

W.C.,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM,

Appellees.

No. 2D2025-1407

January 2, 2026

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pasco County; Lauralee G. Westine, Judge.

Ilene F. Tuckfield of Ilene F. Tuckfield, P.A., Coral Gables, for Appellant.

Bruce Bartlett, State Attorney, Sixth Judicial Circuit, and Leslie M. Layne, Assistant State Attorney, Clearwater, for Appellee Department of Children and Families.

Adam Matthew Topel of Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP, Pro Bono, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tampa, and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, Tallahassee, for Appellee Guardian ad Litem Program.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. LUCAS, C.J., and KELLY and VILLANTI, JJ., Concur.

Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication.

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