FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D23-1530 LT Case No. 2021-DP-000343-C _____________________________ J.J.D., FATHER OF J.D., A CHILD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County.

W. Collins Cooper, Judge.

J.J.D., Lake City, pro se.

Sarah J. Rumph, of Childrens Legal Services, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Director of Appeals, and Laura J. Lee, Assistant Director of Appeals, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, for Appellee, Guardian ad Litem.

Jamie Billotte Moses, of Holland & Knight, LLP, Co-Counsel for Appellee, Guardian ad Litem February 16, 2024

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

HARRIS, KILBANE, and PRATT, JJ., concur.

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