FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D23-2880 LT Case No. 2021-DP-000120-A _____________________________ J.W., FATHER of K.W., a CHILD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County.

Michael Kalil, Judge.

Jennifer Cogdill, Fleming Island, for Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph, of Children’s Legal Services, Department of Children and Families, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

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

April 1, 2024

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

WALLIS, LAMBERT, and MACIVER, JJ., concur.

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