M.C., FATHER OF R.N.C., MINOR CHILD
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 5th DCA | 2026-06-22
No. 2026-0755
Galluzzo, J., Wallis, J., Lambert, J., Boatwright, J.
2026 FL 7660 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2026)

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Holding

The trial court's judgment in the dependency proceeding was affirmed.


Facts & Procedural History

M.C., the father of minor child R.N.C., appealed a decision by the Circuit Court for Seminole County involving the Department of Children and Families…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2026-0755 LT Case No. 2024-DP-19

M.C., Father of R.N.C., Minor Child, Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES, Appellee.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Seminole County. John D. Galluzzo, Judge.

Heather Morcroft, Winter Park, for Appellant.

Kelley Schaeffer, of Children's Legal Services, Department of Children and Families, Bradenton, for Appellee.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Guardian ad Litem, Tallahassee, and Jazlyn Figueroa, of Guardian ad Litem, Orlando, for Guardian ad Litem Program.

June 22, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

WALLIS, LAMBERT, and BOATWRIGHT, JJ., concur.


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