Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2025

J.U.S., Etc. v. Department of Children and Families

J.U.S., Etc. v. Department of Children and Families
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 27, 2025

J.U.S., Etc. v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2025-0016 _____________________________ J.U.S., Mother of J.M.M., a Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County.

R. Todd Harris, Judge.

May 27, 2025

PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED. N.S.H. v. Dep’t of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003) (approving procedure that includes dismissal when, after counsel withdraws, the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief in support of appeal of termination of parental rights).

LEWIS, NORDBY, and LONG, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

J.U.S, pro se, Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.

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