D.W., Father of D.W., A Minor Child vs Department of Children and Families

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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D19-1732 _____________________________ D.W., Father of D.W., A Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. David Gooding, Judge. November 20, 2019 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. OSTERHAUS, KELSEY, and NORDBY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Wesley J. Cassano of the Law Office of Wesley Cassano, Jacksonville, for Appellant; D.W., pro se, Appellant. Ward L. Metzger, Appellate Counsel, Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, for Appellee. Thomasina F. Moore, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, Tallahassee; Shannon McLin Carlyle and William D. Palmer of Florida Appeals, Pro Bono Counsel, Orlando, for Guardian ad Litem. 2

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