Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2026

M.C., Father of R.N.C., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families

M.C., Father of R.N.C., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 22, 2026
M.C., Father of R.N.C., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA Case No. 5D2026-0755 LT Case No. 2024-DP-19

M.C., Father of R.N.C., Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES, Appellee.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Seminole County.

John D. Galluzzo, Judge.

Heather Morcroft, Winter Park, for Appellant.

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

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

June 22, 2026 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

WALLIS, LAMBERT, and BOATWRIGHT, 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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