FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
v.
SAUNDERS

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-07-24
No. 2026-0013
Wright, J., Roberts, J., Nordby, J., Neff, J.
2026 FL 9462 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

The trial court's judgment in favor of Saunders was affirmed.


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The Department of Children and Families appealed a decision from the Circuit Court for Alachua County involving Jay Saunders.…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 1D2026-0013

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND

FAMILIES, Appellant,

v.

JAY SAUNDERS, Appellee.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County. George Micah Wright, Judge.

July 24, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROBERTS, NORDBY, and NEFF, JJ., concur.

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

SaVannah Bentley, General Counsel, and Susan Schwartz Hetrick, Deputy General Counsel, Department of Children and Families, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Jesse W. Smith of Glassman & Zissimopulos, PLLC, Gainesville, for Appellee.


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