V.L., Father of Z.L., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2025-2659 _____________________________ V.L., Father of Z.L., Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County.

James P. Nilon, Judge.

June 16, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

OSTERHAUS, C.J., and LEWIS and WINOKUR, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Audrie M. Harris of Audrie M. Harris, P.A., Gainesville, for Appellant.

Andrew Feigenbaum, Appellate Counsel, Children’s Legal Services, West Palm Beach, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.