J.Y. v. Dep't of Children & Families

Full title: J.Y., Mother of R.S.C., III, K.H.Y. and L.Y., Minor Children, Appellant…

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, First District

Date published: Aug 14, 2024

391 So. 3d 1040 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2024)

Opinion

No. 1D2023-3258

08-14-2024

J.Y., Mother of R.S.C., III, K.H.Y. and L.Y., Minor Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

J.Y., pro se, Appellant. Carolyn Schwarz, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, State-wide Director of Appeals, and Laura J. Lee, Assistant Director of Appeals, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

Per Curiam.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Suwannee County. Jennifer K. Griffin, Judge.

J.Y., pro se, Appellant.

Carolyn Schwarz, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, State-wide Director of Appeals, and Laura J. Lee, Assistant Director of Appeals, 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).

Lewis, B.L. Thomas, and Winokur, JJ., concur.