L.W.T., MOTHER OF J.W. AND B.T., CHILDREN, APPELLANT,
v.
A.W., APPELLEE

Fla. 1st DCA | 2000-10-26
No. 1D00-2042
JOANOS, WOLF and BENTON, JJ., concur.
770 So. 2d 241 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2000) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant mother seeks review of shelter/detention orders which temporarily placed her children with a relative. Appel-lee moves to dismiss the appeal as moot, showing that the trial court has now entered orders withholding adjudication of dependency and returning the children to the custody of appellant. Appellant opposes dismissal, arguing the questions to be presented are of great public importance or are likely to recur. Holly v. Auld, 450 So. 2d 217 (Fla.1984). We disagree. Appellant has failed to describe with specificity the questions of great public importance at issue or how the particular facts of this case are likely to recur and yet evade appellate review.

In light of our dismissal of this proceeding on mootness grounds, we decline to address appellant’s suggestion that certiorari is the appropriate remedy and her request to convert her appeal to a petition for writ of certiorari.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

JOANOS, WOLF and BENTON, JJ., concur.


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  • Antonacci v. Juliana Antonacci, 130 So. 3d 261 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013)
    …e we agree the issue is capable of repetition, the merits of the argument need not be addressed because we conclude that Appellant has failed to demonstrate that the issue raised, if repeated, is likely to evade appellate review. See L.W.T. v. A.W., 770 So. 2d 241 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000) (dismissing appeal as moot where appellant failed to specifically describe the questions of great public importance or how the particular facts of the case were likely to recur yet evade appellate review). Accordingly, we DISMISS…
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