FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D23-2772 LT Case No. 2021-DP-000934-X _____________________________ S.E., FATHER OF E.E., A CHILD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES , Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County.

Kelly J. McKibben, Judge.

David Maldonado, of The Maldonado Law Firm, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellant.

Kelly Schaeffer, of Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families.

Sara E. Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Blake Bruce, Alexandria, Virginia, for Guardian ad Litem.

Truleia Fuller, of Fuller Law, Altamonte Springs, for Foster Parent.

February 7, 2024 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

EDWARDS, C.J., WALLIS, and BOATWRIGHT, JJ., concur.

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