L.A.K., ETC.
v.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2024-12-31
No. 1D2024-1561
Duncan, J., Lewis, J., Bilbrey, J., M.K. Thomas, J.
2024 FL 14332 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2024)

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Holding

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


Headnotes

[1] An appeal of termination of parental rights may be dismissed when counsel withdraws and the appellant fails to timely file a brief in support of the appeal.

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Key Quotes

“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”

Citation to N.S.H. v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003)

Facts & Procedural History

L.A.K., the mother of a minor child, appealed a termination of parental rights decision from the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County. After counsel wi…

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Opinion of the Court

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, BILBREY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur. _____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and

authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

_____________________________

L.A.K., pro se, Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

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