C. O. v. Dept. of Children & Families

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT In the Interest of M.D. and D.O., children. C.O., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees. No. 2D22-2647 February 8, 2023 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Daryl Manning, Judge. Jonathan E. Hackworth of Hackworth Law, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant. Mary Soorus, Appellate Counsel, Children's Legal Services, Tampa, Appellee Department of Children and Families. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Stephanie E. Novenario, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee; and Kristie L. Hatcher-Bolin, Pro Bono for Guardian ad Litem Office, Defending Best Interests Project, Gray Robinson, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellee Guardian ad Litem. PER CURIAM.  Affirmed. NORTHCUTT, SLEET, and ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, JJ., Concur. Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication. 2