Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2026

D.M., Father of A.F.-M., a Child v. C.B., E.C., and Department of Children and Families

D.M., Father of A.F.-M., a Child v. C.B., E.C., and Department of Children and Families
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided March 31, 2026
D.M., Father of A.F.-M., a Child v. C.B., E.C., and Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2025-3124 LT Case No. 05-2018-DP-002207 _____________________________ D.M., FATHER OF A.F-M., a child, Appellant, v. C.B., E.C., and DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES, Appellees. _____________________________

On Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County.

Charles Grooms Crawford, Judge.

Evelyn Araud, Palm Bay, for Appellant.

Scarlett G. Davidson, of Culmer & Davidson, P.A., Rockledge, for C.B. and E.C.

Kelley Schaeffer, of Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, for Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

March 31, 2026 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

MAKAR, LAMBERT, and HARRIS, 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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