V.L., FATHER OF Z.L., MINOR CHILD
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-06-16
No. 2025-2659
Nilon, J., Osterhaus, C.J., Lewis, J., Winokur, J.
2026 FL 7282 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

The trial court's decision regarding the Department of Children and Families was affirmed.


Facts & Procedural History

V.L., the father of minor child Z.L., appealed a decision from the Circuit Court for Alachua County involving the Department of Children and Families.…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 1D2025-2659

V.L., Father of Z.L., Minor Child, Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND

FAMILIES,

Appellee.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County. James P. Nilon, Judge.

June 16, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

OSTERHAUS, C.J., and LEWIS and WINOKUR, JJ., concur.

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

Audrie M. Harris of Audrie M. Harris, P.A., Gainesville, for Appellant.

Andrew Feigenbaum, Appellate Counsel, Children's Legal Services, West Palm Beach, 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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