M.H., FATHER OF A.H., MINOR CHILD
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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An appeal from an order terminating parental rights must be dismissed when the appellant fails to timely prosecute the appeal.
[1] An appellant's failure to timely prosecute an appeal from an order terminating parental rights is grounds for dismissal of the appeal.
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Court's citation to N.S.H. v. Dep't of Children & Family Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003)
M.H., the father of minor child A.H., appealed a circuit court order terminating parental rights. The appeal was not timely prosecuted.…
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September 17, 2021 PER CURIAM.
DISMISSED. N.S.H. v. Dep’t of Children & Family Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003) (stating that dismissal is appropriate when appellant fails to timely prosecute an appeal from an order terminating parental rights).
KELSEY, NORDBY, and LONG, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
_____________________________ M.H., pro se, Appellant. Sarah J. Rumph, Appellate Counsel, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee; Thomasina F. Moore, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Sarah Todd Weitz, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee for Appellee Guardian ad Litem.