J.S., MOTHER OF M.J.S.S., A CHILD
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 5th DCA | 2026-08-24
No. 2025-3598
Cooper, W., Jay, C.J., Boatwright, J., Kilbane, J.
2026 FL 10798 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2026)

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Holding

The trial court's order is affirmed.


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This is a dependency case involving M.J.S.S., a child, with J.S. as the mother and the Department of Children and Families as the appellee.…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2025-3598 LT Case No. 16-2024-DP-000261-A

J.S., MOTHER OF M.J.S.S., a Child, Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND

FAMILIES, Appellee.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Ducal County.

W. Collins Cooper, Judge.

Michael A. Tupper, of Tupper Law, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellant.

J.S., Mother, Jacksonville, pro se.

Sarah J. Rumph, of Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals and Jaime Michelle Generazzo, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Statewide Gurdian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Amber S. Nunnally, of Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

August 24, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

JAY, C.J., and BOATWRIGHT and KILBANE, JJ., concur.


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