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Dep't of Children & Families & the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office v. J.D.

Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District
Dec 4, 2024
No. 5D2024-1974 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Dec. 4, 2024)

Opinion

5D2024-1974

12-04-2024

Department of Children and Families and The Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Appellants, v. J.D., Father of V.G.M., a Child, and S.M., Mother of V.G.M., a Child, Appellees.

Rachel Batten, of Children's Legal Services, Brooksville, for Appellant, Department of Children and Families. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellant, Statewide Guardian ad Litem. Gregg R. Brennan, Weirsdale, for Appellee, J.D., Father. No Appearance for Appellee, S.M., Mother.


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

On appeal from Circuit Court for Sumter County LT Case No. 2024-DP-000001. Michelle T. Morley, Judge.

Rachel Batten, of Children's Legal Services, Brooksville, for Appellant, Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellant, Statewide Guardian ad Litem.

Gregg R. Brennan, Weirsdale, for Appellee, J.D., Father.

No Appearance for Appellee, S.M., Mother.

ON CONCESSION OF REVERSIBLE ERROR

PER CURIAM

Appellants, the Department of Children and Families and Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, appeal the trial court's order of adjudication. Appellants argue that the trial court committed reversible error in granting Appellee, J.D., the father's motion for judgment of dismissal. Appellee, J.D., has filed a concession of error. We accept the concession of error, reverse the order, and remand for further proceedings.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

JAY, KILBANE, and MACIVER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Dep't of Children & Families & the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office v. J.D.

Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District
Dec 4, 2024
No. 5D2024-1974 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Dec. 4, 2024)
Case details for

Dep't of Children & Families & the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office v. J.D.

Case Details

Full title:Department of Children and Families and The Statewide Guardian ad Litem…

Court:Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District

Date published: Dec 4, 2024

Citations

No. 5D2024-1974 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Dec. 4, 2024)