R.S.C., ET AL.
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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The First District Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal of a termination of parental rights case because the appellant failed to timely file his own brief after his counsel withdrew. The dismissal followed the procedure established in N.S.H. v. Department of Children and Family Services.
The appeal is dismissed due to the appellant's failure to timely file his own brief following counsel's withdrawal, in accordance with the procedure approved in N.S.H. v. Department of Children and Family Services.
“approving procedure that includes dismissal when, after counsel withdraws, the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief in support of appeal of termination of parental rights”
Establishes the legal standard for dismissal applied in this case, citing N.S.H. v. Department of Children and Family Services
R.S.C., the father of a minor child, appealed a termination of parental rights decision from the Circuit Court for Suwannee County. After the appellan…
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA
No. 1D2023-3257
R.S.C., Father of R.S.C., III, a Minor Child,
Appellant,
v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
Appellee.
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Suwannee County. Jennifer K. Griffin, Judge.
July 10, 2024
PER CURIAM.
DISMISSED. N.S.H. v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003) (approving procedure that includes dismissal when, after counsel withdraws, the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief in support of appeal of termination of parental rights).
B.L. THOMAS, RAY, and TANENBAUM, JJ., concur. Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
R.S.C., pro se, Appellant.
Carolyn Schwarz, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Laura J. Lee, Assistant Director of Appeals, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.
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