Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2026

J.C., Mother of A.P., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

J.C., Mother of A.P., a Child v. Department of Children and Families
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided January 15, 2026
J.C., Mother of A.P., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2025-1813 LT Case No. 2024-DP-000082 _____________________________ J.C., MOTHER of A.P., A Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Hernando County.

Stephen E. Toner, Jr., Judge.

Jessica Cook, Brooksville, pro se.

Rachel Batten, of 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, Tallahassee, for Office of the Guardian ad Litem.

January 15, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

EISNAUGLE, BOATWRIGHT, and MACIVER, 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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