Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2026

C.L.T., Father of B.T., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

C.L.T., Father of B.T., a Child v. Department of Children and Families
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided February 24, 2026
C.L.T., Father of B.T., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2025-2368 LT Case No. 10-2025-DP-000024-A _____________________________ C.L.T., FATHER of B.T., a CHILD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Clay County.

Angela M. Cox, Judge.

Natalie S. H. Kelley, of Law Office of Natalie S. Hall Kelley, St. Augustine, for Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph, of Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Jaime Michelle Generazzo, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Jamie Billotte Moses, of Defending Best Interests, Orlando, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.

February 24, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

JAY, C.J., and EDWARDS and KILBANE, 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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