A.L.G., MOTHER OF Z.R.B., G.M.B., MINOR CHILDREN
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2024-09-17
No. 1D2024-1007
McCullough
2024 FL 11303 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2024)

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Holding

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


Headnotes

[1] An appeal of a termination of parental rights may be dismissed when the appellant fails to file a brief in support of the appeal within the required time after counsel wi…

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Facts & Procedural History

A.L.G., the mother of minor children Z.R.B. and G.M.B., appealed a circuit court decision regarding termination of parental rights in Escambia County.…

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Opinion of the Court

September 17, 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). LEWIS, ROBERTS, and BILBREY, JJ., concur.

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


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