R.K.
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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The First District Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from a termination of parental rights case. The dismissal was based on the appellant's failure to file a brief after their counsel withdrew.
Yes, the appeal is dismissed because the appellant failed to timely file a brief in support of their appeal after their counsel withdrew.
[1] An appeal of termination of parental rights must be dismissed when the appellant, proceeding pro se after counsel withdraws, fails to timely file an appellate brief in su…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“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).”
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The appellant, R.K., appealed the termination of their parental rights. After counsel withdrew from representing R.K., the appellant failed to timely …
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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, ROBERTS, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.
Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
R.K., pro se, Appellant.
Sarah J. Rumph, 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 Statewide Guardian ad Litem.