S. H. v. Department of Children and Families and Guardian Ad Litem

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 6D2025-2752 Lower Tribunal No. 2025-DP-000058 _____________________________ In the Interest of O.C.T., a child.

S.H., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees.

_____________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County.

Tom Young, Judge.

March 12, 2026 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

WHITE, BROWNLEE and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.

David Maldonado, of The Maldonado Law Firm, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellant.

Kelley Schaeffer, Appellate Counsel, of Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, 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 Appellee, Guardian ad Litem.

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