R.E.C., Father of C.T., A Minor Child vs Department of Children and Families

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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D22-0138 _____________________________ R.E.C., Father of C.T., A Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Clay County. Steven B. Whittington, Judge. May 12, 2022 PER CURIAM. The Court grants the motion to dismiss this case and dismisses the case as moot. See O.I.C.L. v. Florida Dept. of Children & Families, 205 So. 3d 575, 578 (Fla. 2016) (holding that issue of whether the child should be deemed dependent became moot when the child reached the age of majority). BILBREY, WINOKUR, and LONG, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Julia H. McLaughlin of Owenby Law, P.A., St. Augustine, for Appellant. Ward L. Metzger, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem. 2

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