N.B. v. Florida Department of Children and Families, Etc.

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed September 24, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D25-2253 Lower Tribunal Nos. 1332226159, 24D-00442 ________________ N.B., Appellant, vs. Florida Department of Children and Families, Appellee. An Appeal from the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families. N.B., in proper person. Rosemarie Lynne Rinaldi, Assistant Regional Legal Counsel, for appellee. Before MILLER, BOKOR and GOODEN, JJ. PER CURIAM.  Affirmed. See § 120.68(7), (8), Fla. Stat. (2025); Sunset Harbour Condo. Ass’n v. Robbins, 914 So. 2d 925, 928 (Fla. 2005) (holding that it is “not appropriate for a party to raise an issue for the first time on appeal”); Tillman v. State, 471 So. 2d 32, 35 (Fla. 1985) (“In order to be preserved for further review by a higher court, an issue must be presented to the lower court and the specific legal argument or ground to be argued on appeal or review must be part of that presentation if it is to be considered preserved.”); Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150, 1152 (Fla. 1979) (“In appellate proceedings the decision of a trial court has the presumption of correctness and the burden is on the appellant to demonstrate error.”). 2