FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-2058 _____________________________ A.C., mother of X.C., a minor child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Bay County.

Russell S. Roberts, Judge.

November 29, 2023 PER CURIAM.

The court treats the appeal as a petition for writ of certiorari and dismisses the petition as untimely filed. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.100(c).

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

Michael C. Minardi, Tampa, for Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, and Stephanie E. Novenario, Tallahassee, for Appellee Statewide Guardian ad Litem.