S.M., FATHER OF J.M., CHILD
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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The trial court's judgment in the dependency matter was affirmed.
S.M., the father of child J.M., appealed a decision by the Circuit Court for Lake County regarding the Department of Children and Families.…
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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 5D2026-1623 LT Case No. 35-2026-DP-20
S.M., Father of J.M., CHILD, Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES, Appellee.
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Lake County. Benjamin Boylston, Judge.
Lawrence P. Cartelli, of Lawrence P. Cartelli, P.A., Tavares, for Appellant.
Rachel Batten, of Children's Legal Services, Department of Children and Families, Brooksville, for Appellee.
Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Guardian ad Litem, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem Program.
September 18, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
JAY, C.J., and WALLIS and HARRIS, JJ., concur.