I. F.
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM
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The circuit court's judgment in the dependency proceeding was affirmed.
This case involves a dependency matter concerning child H.G. The appellant I.F. appealed from a circuit court decision in Polk County.…
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 6D2026-0035 Lower Tribunal No. 2025-DP-000186
In the Interest of H.G., a child.
I.F., Appellant,
V.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM Appellees.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County. Sharon M. Franklin, Judge.
July 8, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
TRAVER, C.J., and GANNAM and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.
David Maldonado, of The Maldonado Law Firm, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellant.
Meredith K. Hall, Appellate Counsel, of Children's Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families.
Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee, Statewide Guardian ad Litem.