W. v. Department of Children and Families

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedJanuary 16, 2026
Docket2D2025-3031
StatusPublished

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Opinion

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT

In the Interest of I.E.W., a child.

M.W.,

Petitioner,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE,

Respondents.

No. 2D2025-3031

January 16, 2026

Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Pinellas County; Patrice W. Moore, Judge.

Ngozi C. Acholonu, Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Clearwater, for Petitioner.

Bruce Bartlett, State Attorney, and Leslie M. Layne, Assistant State Attorney, Clearwater, for Respondent Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, Tallahassee, for Respondent Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office.

PER CURIAM.

Denied.

SILBERMAN, BLACK, and ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, JJ., Concur.

Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication.

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