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

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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D23-2013 LT Case No. 2022-DP-024 _____________________________ R.F., Father of G.F., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Hernando County. Stephen E. Toner, Jr., Judge. Ana Gomez-Mallada, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellant. Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, Brooksville, for Appellee. Blake Lynne Bruce, of Defending Best Interests Project, Alexandria, Virginia, and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem o/b/o G.F. November 14, 2023 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. HARRIS, SOUD, and PRATT, 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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