A.B., ETC. ET AL.
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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The appellate court dismissed an appeal from a parental rights termination case after the appellant's counsel withdrew and the appellant failed to timely file a brief in support of the appeal.
The appeal is dismissed pursuant to the procedure approved in N.S.H. v. Department of Children and Family Services, which permits dismissal when counsel withdraws and the appellant fails to timely file a brief supporting the appeal.
“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 legal authority upon which the court relies for the dismissal procedure in parental rights termination appeals when counsel withdraws and the appellant fails to timely brief
The appellant, A.B., was involved in a parental rights termination proceeding brought by the Department of Children and Families. After counsel withdr…
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA
No. 1D2024-2231
A.B., Mother of A.M., J.M., H.M., and N.B., Minor Children,
Appellant,
V.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
Appellee.
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Hamilton County. Jamie Tyndal, Judge.
January 29, 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).
LEWIS, BILBREY, and WINOKUR, JJ., concur. Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
A.B., pro se, Appellant.
Carolyn Schwarz, Children's Legal Services, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.
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