S.K.,FATHER OF D.K., R.R., MINOR CHILDREN
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2025-01-03
No. 1D2024-2139
Register, J., Roberts, J., Ray, J., Kelsey, J.
2025 FL 110 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2025)

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Holding

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.


Headnotes

[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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Facts & Procedural History

S.K., the father of minor children D.K. and R.R., appealed a termination of parental rights decision from the Circuit Court for Washington County. Aft…

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Opinion of the Court

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, RAY, and KELSEY, 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. _____________________________

S.K., pro se, Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.


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