F. L. E.
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-11-04
No. 2026-0960
Redd, J., White, J., Brownlee, J., Pratt, J.
2026 FL 14900 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

The circuit court's order in the dependency proceeding was affirmed on appeal.


Facts & Procedural History

This case involves seven children (J.E., D.E., L.E., A.E., C.E., A.E., and A.E.) and an appeal by F.L.E. from a circuit court order in Lee County.…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2026-0960 Lower Tribunal No. 2025-DP-000237

In the Interest of J.E., D.E., L.E., A.E., C.E., A.E., and A.E., children.

F.L.E., Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County. Tracey Redd, Judge.

November 4, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

WHITE, BROWNLEE and PRATT, JJ., concur.

David J. Joffe, of Joffe Law, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, 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 Guardian ad Litem Office, and Ian Edward Waldick, of Defending Best Interests Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office and Parker Hudson Rainer & Dodds, LLP, Tallahassee, for Appellee, Guardian ad Litem.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED


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