Full Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed August 19, 2020. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D19-2425 Lower Tribunal Nos. 19-036CF, DCF-19-199-FO ________________ N.S., Appellant, vs. Department of Children and Families, Appellee. An Appeal from the Florida, Department of Children and Families. N.S., in proper person. Rosemarie Rinaldi, Assistant Regional Legal Counsel, for appellee. Before SCALES, HENDON and GORDO, JJ. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See § 120.57(1)(k), Fla. Stat. (2019) (“[A]n agency need not rule on an exception that does not clearly identify the disputed portion of the recommended order by page number or paragraph, that does not identify the legal basis for the exception, or that does not include appropriate and specific citations to the record.”); Sanders v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 118 So. 3d 899, 900 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013) (“Section 120.68(8), Florida Statutes, requires affirmance of final agency action unless one of the statutory grounds for setting aside the final order is found by the reviewing court.”); Young v. Dep’t of Educ., Div. of Vocational Rehab., 943 So. 2d 901, 903 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006) (“Our review of the record indicates that the findings of fact are supported by competent and substantial evidence.”). 2