D.W., FATHER OF G.M., MINOR CHILD
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2025-03-24
No. 1D2024-2857
2025 FL 2502 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2025)

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Holding

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


Headnotes

[1] In an appeal of a termination of parental rights decision, the appeal may be dismissed when the appellant fails to timely file his own brief after counsel withdraws from…

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Facts & Procedural History

D.W. appealed a circuit court decision in a parental rights termination matter. After counsel withdrew from representation, D.W. failed to timely file…

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Opinion of the Court

March 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). OSTERHAUS, C.J., and RAY and M.K. THOMAS, 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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