D.W., Father of A.W., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2026-1137 LT Case No. 2025-DP-000223 _____________________________ D.W., Father of A.W., a child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County. Brad King, Judge. Shannon L. Reynolds, Ocala, for Appellant. Rachel Batten, Appellate Attorney, of Children’s Legal Services Department of Children and Families, Brooksville, for Appellee. 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. August 21, 2026 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. LAMBERT, 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