Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2026

S.E., Mother of G.C.E., and R.R.E., Children v. Department of Children and Families

S.E., Mother of G.C.E., and R.R.E., Children v. Department of Children and Families
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 29, 2026
S.E., Mother of G.C.E., and R.R.E., Children v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2026-0658 LT Case No. 2023-DP-000257 _____________________________ S.E., Mother of G.C.E., and R.R.E., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County.

Stacy Morris Youmans, Judge.

Carl New, Ocala, for Appellant.

Rachel Batten, of Department of Children and Families, Brooksville, for Appellee.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Tallahassee, and Allison J. McCabe, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office Defending Best Interests, Port Orange, for Guardian ad Litem Office o/b/o G.C.E. and R.R.E.

May 29, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

MAKAR, WALLIS, 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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