D.A., FATHER OF D.A., MINOR CHILD
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Fla. 1st DCA | 2025-01-17
No. 1D2024-2446
2025 FL 475 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2025)

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Holding

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


Headnotes

[1] An appeal of termination of parental rights is subject to dismissal when appellant fails to timely file a brief in support of appeal after counsel withdraws, pursuant to…

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Facts & Procedural History

D.A., the father of a minor child, appealed a decision in a termination of parental rights case in Bay County Circuit Court. After his counsel withdre…

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Opinion of the Court

January 17, 2025 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). B.L. THOMAS, 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.


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