M.J. v. Dep't of Children & Families & Guardian Ad Litem Program

Full title: M.J., the mother, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and…

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, Fourth District

Date published: Oct 15, 2024

No. 4D2024-0914 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Oct. 15, 2024)

Opinion

4D2024-0914

10-15-2024

M.J., the mother, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, Appellees.

Kevin G. Thomas, Sunny Isles Beach, for appellant. Carolyn Schwarz of Children's Legal Services, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Department of Children and Families. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Rebecca A. Rodriguez, Sophie M. Labarge, and Esther A. Veloz of Nelson Mullins Riley &Scarborough, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Hope T. Bristol, Judge; L.T. Case No. 22-790CJDP.

Kevin G. Thomas, Sunny Isles Beach, for appellant.

Carolyn Schwarz of Children's Legal Services, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Rebecca A. Rodriguez, Sophie M. Labarge, and Esther A. Veloz of Nelson Mullins Riley &Scarborough, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Guardian ad Litem.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed.

KLINGENSMITH, C.J., DAMOORGIAN and LEVINE, JJ, concur