S.B., MOTHER OF M.B., A MINOR CHILD
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2024-10-01
No. 1D2024-1163
King
2024 FL 11654 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2024)

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Holding

An appeal in a parental rights termination case may be dismissed when the appellant fails to timely file a brief after appointed counsel withdraws.


Headnotes

[1] In an appeal challenging termination of parental rights, the court may dismiss the appeal when the appellant fails to file a brief in support of the appeal within the req…

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Facts & Procedural History

S.B., the mother of M.B., appealed a circuit court decision terminating her parental rights. After her appointed counsel withdrew, the mother failed t…

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Opinion of the Court

October 1, 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). ROBERTS, KELSEY, and LONG, JJ., concur.

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


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