Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2026

D.C.D., Father of L.B.D., A.S.D., P.I.D., P.O.D. W.C.D., and P.A.D. v. Department of Children and Families and the Guardian Ad Litem.

D.C.D., Father of L.B.D., A.S.D., P.I.D., P.O.D. W.C.D., and P.A.D. v. Department of Children and Families and the Guardian Ad Litem.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 11, 2026
D.C.D., Father of L.B.D., A.S.D., P.I.D., P.O.D. W.C.D., and P.A.D. v. Department of Children and Families and the Guardian Ad Litem.

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2025-2813 _____________________________ D.C.D., father of L.B.D., A.S.D., P.I.D., P.O.D. W.C.D., and P.A.D., Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Respondents. _____________________________

Petition for Writ of Certiorari—Original Proceedings.

May 11, 2026

PER CURIAM.

DENIED.

ROWE, RAY, and NORDBY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

D.C.D, pro se, Petitioner.

Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Respondent; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.