C.G. v. Dep't of Children & Families & Guardian Ad Litem Program

Full title: In the INTEREST OF C.G., N.G., and C.G., children. S.F.G., Appellant, v…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Date published: Feb 15, 2023

356 So. 3d 789 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2023)

Opinion

No. 2D22-3342.

02-15-2023

In the INTEREST OF C.G., N.G., and C.G., children. S.F.G., Appellant, v. Department of Children and Families and Guardian Ad Litem Program, Appellees.

Thomas J. Butler of Thomas Butler, P.A., Miami Beach; and Clay W. Oberhousen of the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Sarasota, for Appellant. Bruce Bartlett , State Attorney, and Leslie M. Layne , Assistant State Attorney, Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Clearwater, for Appellee Department of Children and Families. Beth Katheryn Roland of Defending Best Interests Project, Orlando; and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb , Statewide Director of Appeals, and Darla Jean Dooley , Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, and Stephanie E. Novenario , Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, Tallahassee (substituted as counsel of record), for Appellee Guardian ad Litem.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Thomas J. Butler of Thomas Butler, P.A., Miami Beach; and Clay W. Oberhousen of the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Sarasota, for Appellant.

Bruce Bartlett , State Attorney, and Leslie M. Layne , Assistant State Attorney, Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Clearwater, for Appellee Department of Children and Families.

Beth Katheryn Roland of Defending Best Interests Project, Orlando; and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb , Statewide Director of Appeals, and Darla Jean Dooley , Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, and Stephanie E. Novenario , Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, Tallahassee (substituted as counsel of record), for Appellee Guardian ad Litem.

Affirmed.