G.W., ET AL
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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The Florida First District Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal filed by G.W., the mother of four minor children, from a circuit court decision. The dismissal was based on the appellant's failure to timely file her own brief in support of the appeal following her counsel's withdrawal, pursuant to the procedure established in N.S.H. v. Department of Children and Family Services.
The appeal is dismissed based on the appellant's failure to timely file her own brief following counsel's withdrawal, consistent with the procedure approved in N.S.H. v. Department of Children and Family Services.
“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).”
This quote establishes the controlling legal authority for the court's decision to dismiss the appeal due to the appellant's failure to file a timely brief after counsel withdrew.
G.W. was the mother of four minor children: D.G., D.W., D.W., and T.R. A circuit court in Leon County issued a decision regarding parental rights. G.W…
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA
No. 1D2024-0791
G.W., Mother of D.G., D.W., D.W., and T.R., Minor Children,
Appellant,
v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
Appellee.
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Anthony B. Miller, Judge.
September 18, 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).
ROBERTS, RAY, and TANENBAUM, JJ., concur. Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
G.W., pro se, Appellant.
Sarah J. Rumph, Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb and Amanda Victoria Glass, Guardian ad Litem, Tallahassee, for Appellee.