L.D., MOTHER OF K.G., MINOR CHILD
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2025-01-24
No. 1D2024-2019
2025 FL 664 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2025)

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Holding

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


Headnotes

[1] An appeal of termination of parental rights may be dismissed when counsel withdraws and the appellant thereafter fails to timely file her own brief in support of the appe…

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Key Quotes

“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”

Citation and application of N.S.H. v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003)

Facts & Procedural History

L.D., the mother of K.G., appealed a circuit court's termination of parental rights decision in Alachua County. After her counsel withdrew from repres…

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Opinion of the Court

January 24, 2025 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). NORDBY, TANENBAUM, and LONG, 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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