S.Y., MOTHER OF T.B., AND T.B., MINOR CHILDREN
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2024-01-19
No. 2023-1657
2024 FL 667 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2024)

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Holding

An appeal of termination of parental rights may be dismissed when appellant fails to timely file a brief in support after counsel withdraws.


Headnotes

[1] When counsel withdraws from representing an appellant in a termination of parental rights appeal, the appellant must timely file her own brief in support of the appeal or…

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Facts & Procedural History

S.Y. appealed a circuit court decision terminating her parental rights to T.B. After her appointed counsel withdrew from representation, S.Y. failed t…

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Opinion of the Court

January 19, 2024 PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED. N.S.H. v. Dep’t of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003) (approving procedure that includes dismissal when, after counsel withdraws, the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief in support of appeal of termination of parental rights). BILBREY and KELSEY, JJ., concur; TANENBAUM, J., concurs in result only.

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


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