T.T., FATHER OF A.J., T.T., T.T., T.T., T.T., MINOR CHILDREN
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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The First District Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal filed by a father challenging the termination of his parental rights after his counsel withdrew and he failed to timely file his own brief. The court applied established precedent allowing dismissal under these procedural circumstances.
The court affirmed dismissal of the appeal based on the appellant's failure to timely file his own brief after counsel withdrew, applying the procedure approved in N.S.H. v. Department of Children & Family Services.
[1] An appeal of a termination of parental rights may be dismissed when the appellant fails to timely file his or her brief in support of the appeal after counsel withdraws,…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“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).”
The sole basis for the court's dismissal order, citing established Florida precedent permitting dismissal under these procedural circumstances.
A father appealed a decision terminating his parental rights in a Bay County Circuit Court. After his counsel withdrew from the appeal, the father fai…
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June 10, 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). RAY, BILBREY, and KELSEY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
_____________________________ T.T., pro se, Appellant. Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.