T.H.
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 the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief after counsel withdraws.
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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).
LEWIS, BILBREY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________
T.H., pro se, Appellant.
Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.