R.M.
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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An appeal of termination of parental rights may be dismissed when the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief after counsel withdraws.
[1] An appeal of termination of parental rights may be dismissed when counsel withdraws and the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief in support of the appeal.
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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).
ROBERTS, KELSEY, and LONG, JJ., concur. _____________________________
Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________
R.M., pro se, Appellant.
Sarah J. Rumph, Appellate Counsel, 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.