SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 6D23-4302 Lower Tribunal No. 2023-DP-000059 _____________________________ In the Interest of S.D., a child.

A.D., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees.

_____________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County.

Laura Shaffer, Judge.

May 7, 2024 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

NARDELLA, MIZE and GANNAM, JJ., concur.

A.D., Ocala, pro se.

Kelley Schaeffer, Appellate Counsel, of Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families.

Jennifer E. Jones, of McIntrye Thanasides Bringgold Elliot Grimaldi Guito & Matthews, P.A., Tampa, and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee, Statewide Guardian ad Litem.

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