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

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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D23-2401 LT Case No. 2022-DP-015 _____________________________ T.G., FATHER OF N.M., A CHILD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Hernando County. Stephen E. Toner, Jr., Judge. Scott Timothy Smith, of the Law Office of Scott T. Smith, P.A., Brooksville, for Appellant. Sarah J. Rumph, of Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, and Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, Brooksville, for Appellee. Brittainy Amelia Joyner, of Spencer Fane LLP, Tampa, and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, of the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for the Office of the Guardian ad Litem. November 14, 2023 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. EISNAUGLE, HARRIS, and KILBANE, 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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