J. R. v. Dept. of Children & Families

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT In the Interest of S.W., a child. J.R., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, Appellees. No. 2D21-1173 October 1, 2021 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Cynthia S. Oster, Judge. Thomas J. Butler of Thomas J. Butler, P.A., Miami Beach; and Ita M. Neymotin, Regional Counsel, Second District, and Clay W. Oberhausen, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Fort Myers, for Appellant. Mary Soorus, Children's Legal Services, Tampa, for Appellee Department of Children and Families. Thomasina F. Moore and Laura J. Lee, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee; and Jamie Billotte Moses, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office Defending Best Interests Project, Holland & Knight, LLP, Orlando, for Appellee Guardian ad Litem Program. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, SMITH, and STARGEL, JJ., Concur. Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication. 2