SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 6D23-2092 Lower Tribunal No. 17-CA-002698 _____________________________ KACEY CHIDDISTER, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County.

Joseph C. Fuller, Judge.

March 19, 2024 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

NARDELLA, MIZE and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur.

Lelia M. M. Schleier, Stacie J. Schmerling, and Howard M. Talenfeld, of Justice for Kids, a division of Kelley Kronenberg, Fort Lauderdale, and Michael A. Bernstein, of Michael A. Bernstein, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Richard A. Filson, of Filson & Penge, P.A., Sarasota for Appellant.

William O. Kratochvil and Joseph D. Bootka, of Vernis & Bowling of Southwest Florida, P.A., Fort Myers, for Appellee.

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