D.C.D., FATHER OF L.B.D., A.S.D., P.I.D., P.O.D. W.C.D., AND P.A.D.
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM.,

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-05-11
No. 2025-2813
Rowe, J., Ray, J., Nordby, J.
2026 FL 5441 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

The petition for writ of certiorari was denied.


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D.C.D. is the father of six children and filed a petition for writ of certiorari against the Department of Children and Families and the Guardian ad L…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 1D2025-2813

D.C.D., father of L.B.D., A.S.D., P.I.D., P.O.D. W.C.D., and P.A.D.,

Petitioner,

V.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND

FAMILIES and THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM,

Respondents.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari—Original Proceedings.

PER CURIAM.

DENIED.

May 11, 2026

ROWE, RAY, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

D.C.D, pro se, Petitioner.

Sarah J. Rumph, Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Respondent; 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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