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R.Z. v. Depart

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Dec 17, 2007
969 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

Opinion

No. 1D07-4623.

December 17, 2007.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Jackson County. William L. Wright, Judge.

Kimberly F. Pell, Panama City, for Appellant.

No Appearance for Department of Children and Families, Ama N. Appiah, Orlando, for Guardian ad Litem.


This appeal, brought by the father in this dependency case, was not filed within 30 days of the date of rendition of the Order of Adjudication, entered December 1, 2006. Therefore, the appellant's notice of appeal did not timely invoke this Court's jurisdiction, see Fla.R.App.P. 9.110(b). Accordingly, this appeal is hereby dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, without prejudice to the appellant's right to seek relief in the trial court, see In the Interest of E.H., 609 So.2d 1289 (Fla. 1992); AG. v. Dep't of Children Families, 846 So.2d 622 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003); Fla.R.Juv.P. 8.270(b), or to bring a timely appeal from the final order of disposition, A.G. v. Dep't of Children Family Servs., 731 So.2d 1260 (Fla. 1999).

DISMISSED.

ALLEN, DAVIS, and BENTON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

R.Z. v. Depart

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Dec 17, 2007
969 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)
Case details for

R.Z. v. Depart

Case Details

Full title:R.Z., Father of Z.Z. And C.Z., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Dec 17, 2007

Citations

969 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)