R.F., Father of I.D., Minor child vs Department of Children and Families

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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D19-754 _____________________________ R.F., Father of I.D., Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Gilchrist County. Peter K. Sieg, Judge. September 19, 2019 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. LEWIS, WINOKUR, and JAY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ James J. Connor, Gainesville; Jennifer Barbookles of the Law Office of Jennifer Barbookles, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant. Ward L. Metzger, Appellate Counsel, Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, for Appellee. Thomasina F. Moore, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Sara Goldfarb, Appellate Counsel, Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Amy M. Wessel, Shutts & Bowen LLP, Pro Bono Counsel, Fort Lauderdale, for Guardian ad Litem Program. 2

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