FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D23-2767 LT Case No. 2022-DP-000103 _____________________________ J.R., FATHER OF D.R., A CHILD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Hernando County.

Stephen E. Toner, Jr., Judge.

Scott T. Smith, of The Law Office of Scott T. Smith, P.A., Brooksville, for Appellant.

Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, Brooksville, for Appellee.

Douglas J. Glaid, of Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, Fort Lauderdale, and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, of the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, Tallahassee.

December 28, 2023

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

MAKAR, WALLIS, and JAY, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________