T.V. v. Dep't of Children & Families

Full title: T.V., Father of E.A.V., I.K.D., S.G.D., A.E., A Minor Child, Appellant, v…

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, First District

Date published: Jun 28, 2024

388 So. 3d 1179 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2024)

Opinion

No. 1D2024-0082

06-28-2024

T.V., Father of E.A.V., I.K.D., S.G.D., A.E., A Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

T.V., 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 Escambia County. R. Todd Harris, Judge.

T.V., 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. Serve., 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, Roberts, and Kelsey, JJ., concur.