M.M. v. Fla. Dep't of Children & Families

Full title: M.M., Father of K.C., A.G., M.E.M., Minor Children, Appellant, v. Florida…

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, First District

Date published: Jul 18, 2024

390 So. 3d 273 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2024)

Opinion

No. 1D2024-0596

07-18-2024

M.M., Father of K.C., A.G., M.E.M., Minor Children, Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

M.M., 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.

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

M.M., 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).

B.L. Thomas, Winokur, and M.K. Thomas, JJ., concur.