L.R.F., MOTHER OF I.C.D., T.L.D., S.D.G., E.R.G., J.R.R., J.W.R., H.F.H., MINOR CHILDREN
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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A mother appealed a termination of parental rights decision for eight minor children. The appeal was dismissed because the mother, appearing pro se after her counsel withdrew, failed to timely file her own brief in support of the appeal.
The court dismissed the appeal because the mother failed to timely file her own brief after her counsel withdrew, applying the established procedure approved in N.S.H. v. Department of Child. & Family Services.
[1] An appeal of a termination of parental rights order may be dismissed when counsel withdraws and the appellant subsequently fails to file a brief in support of the appeal…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“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).”
The court's sole basis for dismissal, citing the approved procedure for handling appeals where counsel withdraws and the appellant fails to timely file a brief.
L.R.F. was the mother of eight minor children (I.C.D., T.L.D., S.D.G., E.R.G., J.R.R., J.W.R., H.F.H., and one additional child). A circuit court in E…
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January 27, 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). NORDBY, TANENBAUM, and LONG, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
_____________________________ L.R.F, pro se, Appellant. Sarah J. Rumph, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.