R.N., Father of J.W., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2023-3721 LT Case No. 2020-DP-44-B _____________________________ R.N., Father of J.W., a Child Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On Appeal from the Circuit Court for Seminole County. Melissa Souto, Judge. James R. Jupena, of Law Office of James R. Jupena, Altamonte Springs, for Appellant. Kelley Schaeffer, of Children’s Legal Services Department of Children and Families, Bradenton, for Appellee. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Tallahassee, and Douglas J. Glaid, Pro Bono for the Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Fort Lauderdale, for Guardian ad Litem. April 18, 2024 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. JAY, HARRIS, and BOATWRIGHT, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ 2

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