FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D23-1863 LT Case No. 2018-DP-87 _____________________________ J.K., Father of S.K., N.K., and L.S.K., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Lake County.

Cary Frank Rada, Judge.

Lawrence P. Cartelli, of Lawrence P. Cartelli, P.A., Tavares, for Appellant.

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

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Stephanie E. Novenario, Senior Attorney, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem o/b/o S.K., N.K., and L.S.K.

January 3, 2024

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

WALLIS, HARRIS, and PRATT, JJ., concur.

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