Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2026

W. v. Department of Children and Families

W. v. Department of Children and Families
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided January 16, 2026
W. v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT In the Interest of I.E.W., a child.

M.W., Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, Respondents.

No. 2D2025-3031

January 16, 2026 Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Pinellas County; Patrice W. Moore, Judge.

Ngozi C. Acholonu, Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Clearwater, for Petitioner.

Bruce Bartlett, State Attorney, and Leslie M. Layne, Assistant State Attorney, Clearwater, for Respondent Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, Tallahassee, for Respondent Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office.

PER CURIAM.

Denied.

SILBERMAN, BLACK, and ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, JJ., Concur.

Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication.

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