C.D.S.
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 4th DCA | 2026-03-26
No. 2025-2757
2026 FL 3345 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (2026)

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Synopsis

A father appealed a circuit court order in a child dependency case involving the Department of Children and Families. The District Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court's decision without issuing a detailed opinion.


Holding

The court affirmed the circuit court's decision without providing substantive legal analysis or holdings on the merits.


Facts & Procedural History

This case involves a dependency matter concerning a father and the Department of Children and Families. The case originated in the Circuit Court for t…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT

C.D.S., the Father, Appellant,

V.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees.

No. 4D2025-2757

[March 26, 2026]

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, St. Lucie County; Anastasia M. Norman, Judge; L.T. Case No. 562025DP000037.

Andrew A. Holness of Law Offices of Andrew A. Holness, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Sarah J. Campbell and Katie Jay of Jay & Campbell, PLLC, Stuart, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of appellant.

Andrew Feigenbaum of Children's Legal Services, West Palm Beach, for appellee Department of Children and Families.

No appearance for appellee Guardian Ad Litem.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed.

KLINGENSMITH, SHAW and LOTT, JJ., concur. * * *

Not final until disposition of timely-filed motion for rehearing.


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