L. S.
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM

Fla. 6th DCA | 2025-07-15
No. 2025-0258
2025 FL 5917 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2025)

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Synopsis

This is a brief per curiam affirmance in a dependency or child welfare matter involving the Department of Children and Families and a Guardian ad Litem. The court affirmed the lower court's decision without issuing a detailed opinion.


Holding

The court affirmed the lower court's decision in its entirety.


Facts & Procedural History

The case involves L.S. and disputes concerning the Department of Children and Families and a Guardian ad Litem appointed to represent the child's inte…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-0258 Lower Tribunal No. 2022-DP-000075

In the Interest of N.S., K.S., and L.S., children.

L.S., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County. Tom Young, Judge.

July 15, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

SMITH, MIZE and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur. Keith Peterson, of Law Offices of Peterson, P.A., Mulberry, for Appellant.

Kelley Schaeffer, Appellate Counsel, of Children's Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families.

Khairiya C. Bryant-Jackson, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Defending Best Interests, and KCB Law, PLLC, Orlando, and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee, Guardian ad Litem.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED


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