FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-3172 _____________________________ J.R.C., Father of N.R.C., a Minor Child, Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County.

Steven Warrick, Judge.

July 9, 2024

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROBERTS, BILBREY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Joseph O. Reosti of Law Office of Joseph O. Reosti, Pensacola, for Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee; Sara E.

Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee.