SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 6D23-2990 Lower Tribunal No. 2020DP-000104-0000-00 _____________________________ In the Interest of E.J.T., a child.

T.T., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees.

_____________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County.

Kelly P. Butz, Judge.

December 5, 2023 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

STARGEL, SMITH and MIZE, JJ., concur.

Amanda Peterson, of Law Offices of Peterson, P.A., Mulberry, for Appellant.

Karla Perkins, Appellate Counsel, of Children’s Legal Services, Miami, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee, Guardian ad Litem.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED