M.B., MOTHER OF E.F. AND F.F., MINOR CHILDREN
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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M.B. appealed a termination of parental rights decision from the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. The First District Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal because M.B. failed to timely file her own brief after her counsel withdrew, following the procedure approved in N.S.H. v. Department of Children & Family Services.
The court dismissed the appeal pursuant to the procedure approved in N.S.H. v. Department of Children & Family Services, which permits dismissal under these circumstances.
“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)”
The court's authority and basis for dismissing the appeal under established Florida procedural law
M.B. was the mother of two minor children, E.F. and F.F. A circuit court decision regarding parental rights was entered in Jefferson County. M.B.'s co…
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA
No. 1D2024-0115
M.B., Mother of E.F. and F.F., Minor Children,
Appellant,
V.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
Appellee.
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Jefferson County. Dawn Caloca-Johnson, Judge.
July 24, 2024
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).
B.L. THOMAS, ROBERTS, and KELSEY, JJ., concur. Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
M.B., pro se, Appellant.
Sarah J. Rumph, Children's Legal Services, for Appellee; 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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