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

Full title: S.Y., mother of T.B., and T.B., minor children, Appellant, v. Department…

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, First District

Date published: Jan 19, 2024

378 So. 3d 683 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2024)

Opinion

No. 1D2023-1657

01-19-2024

S.Y., mother of T.B., and T.B., minor children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

S.Y., pro se, Appellant. Andrew Feigenbaum, Children’s Legal Service, West Palm Beach, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Stephanie E. Novenario, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

Per Curiam.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Levy County. Craig C. DeThomasis, Judge.

S.Y., pro se, Appellant.

Andrew Feigenbaum, Children’s Legal Service, West Palm Beach, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Stephanie E. Novenario, 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).

Bilbrey and Kelsey, JJ., concur; Tanenbaum, J., concurs in result only.