K.S., Mother of M.T., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2026-0503 LT Case No. 35-2020-DP-000098 _____________________________ K.S., MOTHER OF M.T., A CHILD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Lake County. Jason J. Nimeth, Judge. David Joffe, of Joffe Law, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, for Appellant. Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, Brooksville, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem. July 9, 2026 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. WALLIS, BOATWRIGHT, and MACIVER, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ 2