K.P., FATHER OF K.P., MINOR CHILD
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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The Florida First District Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from a termination of parental rights case after the appellant's counsel withdrew and the appellant failed to timely file his own brief in support of the appeal.
The court held that the appeal must be dismissed pursuant to the procedure approved in N.S.H. v. Department of Children & Family Services, which authorizes dismissal when counsel withdraws and the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief in support of an appeal of termination of parental rights.
“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)”
Establishes the controlling precedent authorizing dismissal in termination of parental rights appeals when counsel withdraws and the appellant fails to file a timely brief
K.P., the father of a minor child, appealed a circuit court decision regarding termination of parental rights. After counsel withdrew from the represe…
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA
No. 1D2024-2001
K.P., Father of K.P., Minor Child,
Appellant,
V.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
Appellee.
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Walton County. Jeffrey E. Lewis, Judge.
December 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).
ROWE, RAY, and WINOKUR, JJ., concur. Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
K.P., pro se, Appellant.
Sarah J. Rumph, Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.
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