S. C. J. v. Dept. of Children & Families

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT In the Interest of M.J., a child. S.C.J., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, Appellees. No. 2D22-1388 August 31, 2022 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Lisa D. Campbell, Judge. Thomas J. Butler of Thomas Butler, P.A.; and Clay W. Oberhausen of the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Sarasota, for Appellant. Mary Soorus of Children's Legal Services, Tampa, for Appellee Department of Children and Families. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Desiree Erin Fernandez, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee; and Albert Evan Dix of Hill Ward Henderson, P.A., Guardian ad Litem Office Defending Best Interests Project, Tampa, for Appellee Guardian ad Litem Program. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. SILBERMAN, VILLANTI, and SMITH, JJ., Concur. Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication. 2