Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2025

S v. Mother of W.A v. a Child v. Department of Children and Families

S v. Mother of W.A v. a Child v. Department of Children and Families
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 26, 2025

S v. Mother of W.A v. a Child v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2025-2429 LT Case No. 42-2023-DP-000207 _____________________________ S.V., Mother of W.A.V., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County.

Stacy Morris Youmans, Judge.

Carl New, Ocala, for Appellant.

Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, of the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Allison J. McCabe, of Statewide Guardian as Litem Office Defending Best Interests, Port Orange, for the Statewide Guardian ad Litem.

November 26, 2025 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

EISNAUGLE, KILBANE, and BOATWRIGHT, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

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