FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2025-2845 LT Case Nos. 2024-DP-000141-A _____________________________ G.M.G., Father of A.P., a minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Citrus County.

Richard A. Howard, Judge.

Keith Peterson, of Law Offices of Peterson, P.A., Mulberry, for Appellant.

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

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, and Stephanie Elona Novenario, Pro Bono Guardian ad Litem Attorney, Defending Best Interests, Tallahassee, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.

December 30, 2025 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

WALLIS, BOATWRIGHT, and KILBANE, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________