B.L. v. Fla. Dep't of Children & Families

Full title: B.L., father of D.D.H., A.M.H., C.L.H., R.S.H., W.J.H., Minor Children…

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, First District

Date published: Jan 16, 2024

No. 1D2023-1958 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jan. 16, 2024)

Opinion

1D2023-1958

01-16-2024

B.L., father of D.D.H., A.M.H., C.L.H., R.S.H., W.J.H., Minor Children, Appellant, v. Florida Department of Children and Families, Appellee.

B.L., pro se, Appellant. Sarah J. Rumph, Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County. Steven C. Warrick, Judge.

B.L., pro se, Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph, Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED. N.S.H. v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So.2d 898 (Fla. 2003) (approving procedure that includes dismissal when, after counsel withdraws, the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief in support of appeal of termination of parental rights).

ROWE, M.K. THOMAS, and TANENBAUM, JJ., concur.