Department of Children and Families v. J.S.

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2025-2187 _____________________________ DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellant, v. J. S., Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County.

John Jay Gontarek, Judge.

March 31, 2026 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROBERTS, KELSEY, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Andrew McGinley, General Counsel, Department of Children and Families, Tallahassee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee; Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Christopher Scott, Lynn Haven, for Appellee.