Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2023

S.N., Mother of J.N., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families

S.N., Mother of J.N., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 17, 2023

S.N., Mother of J.N., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-1599 _____________________________ S.N., Mother of J.N., Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Suwannee County.

Jennifer K. Griffin, Judge.

November 17, 2023 PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED. N.S.H. v. Dep’t of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003) (approving procedure that includes dismissal when, after counsel withdraws, the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief in support of appeal of termination of parental rights).

ROWE, RAY, and NORDBY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

S.N., pro se, Appellant.

Carolyn Schwarz, Department of Children and Families, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

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