L.D., MOTHER OF K.D., Z.G., AND L.G., MINOR CHILDREN
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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An appeal of termination of parental rights may be dismissed when the appellant fails to timely file a brief after counsel withdraws.
[1] An appeal of termination of parental rights may be dismissed when, after counsel withdraws, the appellant fails to timely file a brief in support of the appeal.
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The court cited N.S.H. v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003) for the governing procedure
L.D. appealed a termination of parental rights decision for her three minor children in the Circuit Court for Alachua County. After L.D.'s counsel wit…
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February 7, 2024 PER CURIAM.
DISMISSED. N.S.H. v. Dep’t of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003) (approving procedure that includes dismissal when, after counsel withdraws, the appellant fails to timely file his or her own brief in support of appeal of termination of parental rights). LEWIS, RAY, and KELSEY, JJ., concur.
_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.