K.T., MOTHER OF C.T., MINOR CHILD
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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An appeal must be dismissed when the notice of appeal fails to invoke the court's jurisdiction within the applicable filing deadline.
[1] An appellate court lacks jurisdiction to hear an appeal when the notice of appeal does not timely invoke jurisdiction.
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April 16, 2018 PER CURIAM.
Upon consideration of Appellant’s response to this Court’s order of December 19, 2017, the Court has determined that the notice of appeal failed to invoke the Court’s jurisdiction in a timely manner. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
MAKAR, WINOKUR, and WINSOR, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
_____________________________ Ryan Thomas Truskoski of Ryan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant. Ward L. Metzger, Children’s Legal Services, Jacksonville, for Appellee. Thomasina Moore and Sara E. Goldfarb, Guardian ad Litem Program, Sanford.