A.T., FATHER OF A.R.T., L.N.T., A.T., M.R.T., A.D.T., N.J-M.T., J.A.T., MINOR CHILDREN
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-03-03
No. 2025-1674
2026 FL 2278 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Synopsis

Father appealed a judgment involving the Department of Children and Families regarding custody or guardianship of his minor children. The court affirmed the lower court's decision without issuing a detailed opinion.


Holding

The court affirmed the lower court's judgment without issuing a written explanation of its reasoning.


Key Quotes

“AFFIRMED.”

The court's sole pronouncement in this per curiam opinion, indicating the lower court decision was affirmed without modification.

Facts & Procedural History

A.T. was the father of seven minor children (A.R.T., L.N.T., A.T., M.R.T., A.D.T., N.J-M.T., J.A.T.). The case involved the Department of Children and…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 1D2025-1674

A. T., Father of A.R.T., L.N.T., A.T., M.R.T., A.D.T., N.J-M.T., J.A.T., Minor Children,

Appellant,

V.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Appellee.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Coleman L. Robinson, Judge.

March 3, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROWE, NORDBY, and LONG, JJ., concur. Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

A.T., pro se, Appellant.

Andrew McGinley, General Counsel, Department of Children and Families, Tallahassee, Tonya D. Davis, Department of Children and Families, Milton, Miriam Brooks, Department of Children and Families, Pensacola, and Sarah J. Rumph, Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Joseph W. Hammons, Guardian Ad Litem Program, Pensacola, Sara E. Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.

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