S. J. v. Dept of Children and Families

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT In the Interest of N.E.J., a minor child. S.J., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, Appellees. No. 2D23-2277 February 21, 2024 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Emily A. Peacock, Judge. Thomas J. Butler of Thomas Butler, P.A., Miami Beach; and Clay W. Oberhausen of Office of Criminal Conflict & Civil Regional Counsel, Sarasota, for Appellant. Mary Soorus, Appellate Counsel, Children's Legal Services, Tampa, for Appellee Department of Children and Families. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, Tallahassee; Laura J. Lee, Assistant Director of Appeals, Tallahassee; and Stephanie E. Novenario, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee (substituted as counsel of record), and Beth Kathryn Roland of Family First Firm, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Defending Best Interests Project, Winter Park, for Appellee Guardian ad Litem Program. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. NORTHCUTT, VILLANTI, and KHOUZAM, JJ., Concur. Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication. 2