L.P., MOTHER OF J.S., MINOR CHILD
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-07-21
No. 2026-0047
Hobbs, J., Roberts, J., Rowe, J., Kelsey, J.
2026 FL 9157 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

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


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L.P. appealed a decision by the Circuit Court for Leon County regarding her minor child J.S. in a matter involving the Department of Children and Fami…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 1D2026-0047

L.P., Mother of J.S., Minor Child,

Appellant,

V.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND

FAMILIES,

Appellee.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Barbara Kaye Hobbs, Judge.

July 21, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROBERTS, ROWE, and KELSEY, JJ., concur.

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

Candice Kaye Brower, Criminal Conflict and Regional Conflict Counsel, Ronald P. Newlin, Anne Marie Perine, and Eric Emery, Assistant Regional Conflict Counsel, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

SaVannah Bentley, General Counsel, Tallahassee; Sarah J. Rumph, Appellate Counsel, Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee Department of Children and Families.

Sarah Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, Sarah Todd Weitz, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, and Kirsten Hope Matthis, Pro Bono, Defending Best Interest, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee Guardian ad Litem.

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