G.M., FATHER OF M.M., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED G.M., FATHER OF M.M., A CHILD, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D19-2067 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. ________________________________/ Decision filed November 13, 2019 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Citrus County, Peter Matthew Brigham, Judge. Lori D. Shelby, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellant. Kelley Schaeffer, Appellate Counsel, Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee. William D. Palmer and Shannon McLin Carlyle, of Florida Appeals, for Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Orlando, and Thomasina F. Moore, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem Program. PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. ORFINGER and HARRIS, JJ., and JACOBUS, B.W., Associate Judge, concur.

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