SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 6D2025-1005 Lower Tribunal No. 2023-DP-000085 _____________________________ In the Interest of C.V., Jr., a child.

C.V., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees. _____________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County.

Tracey Redd, Judge.

October 29, 2025 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

STARGEL, NARDELLA and SMITH, JJ., concur.

David J. Joffe, of Joffe Law, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, for Appellant.

Meredith K. Hall, Appellate Counsel, of Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families.

Sara E. Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Christy Donovan Pemberton, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office Defending Best Interests Project, Clearwater, for Appellee, Guardian ad Litem.

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