R.M., Father of R.M., Minor Child vs Department of Children and Families

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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D20-508 _____________________________ R.M., Father of R.M., Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County. James P. Nilon, Judge. August 17, 2020 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. MAKAR, OSTERHAUS, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Crystal McBee Frusciante of the Crystal M. Frusciante Law Firm, P.A., Sunrise; Candice K. Brower and Anne Marie Perine of the Criminal Conflict & Civil Regional Counsel, Tallahassee; Marci Silver, Criminal Conflict & Civil Regional Counsel, Gainesville, for Appellant. Ward L. Metzger of Children's Legal Services, Jacksonville; Thomasina F. Moore and Laura J. Lee, Guardian ad Litem, Tallahassee; and Jesse R. Butler of Dickinson & Gibbon, P.A. Sarasota, for Appellee. 2

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