PORRO V. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed February 28, 2018. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D17-2462 Lower Tribunal Nos. 17F-06256, 1241231605 ________________ Griselda Porro, Appellant, vs. Florida Department of Children and Families, Appellee. An Appeal from the Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of Appeal Hearings. Griselda Porro, in proper person. Leslie Hinds, Chief Regional Legal Counsel, and Carlos A. Garcia, Assistant Regional Legal Counsel, for appellee. Before ROTHENBERG, C.J., and LAGOA and EMAS, JJ. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Farinas v. State, 569 So. 2d 425, 429 (Fla. 1990) (holding: “Absent fundamental error, an issue will not be considered for the first time on appeal”); Millen v. Millen, 122 So. 3d 496 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013) (same); Fla. Admin. Code § 65-2.046(1)(b) (providing that an appellant must exercise the right to appeal “within 90 calendar days” from the “date of the Department's written notification of denial or a request or other action which aggrieves the petitioner when that denial or action is other than an application decision or a decision to reduce or terminate program benefits”). 2

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