Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2023

S.M., FATHER OF M.M., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

S.M., FATHER OF M.M., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided July 3, 2023

S.M., FATHER OF M.M., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Opinion

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED S.M., FATHER OF M.M., A CHILD, Appellant, Case No. 5D23-899 v. LT Case No. 2021-DP-000154 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. ________________________________/ Decision filed July 3, 2023 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Seminole County, Melanie Chase, Judge.

David J. Joffe, of Joffe Law. P.A., Ft.

Lauderdale, for Appellant.

Kelley Schaeffer, of Department of Children and Families, Bradenton, for Appellee.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

EDWARDS, C.J., HARRIS and PRATT, JJ., concur.

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