J. K. M. v. Department of Children and Families and Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 6D2026-0988 Lower Tribunal No. 2025-DP-000296 _____________________________ In the Interest of J.F.B., E.M.M., and S.W.M., children. J.K.M., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, Appellees. _____________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County. Sharon M. Franklin, Judge. November 12, 2026 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. TRAVER, C.J., and WHITE and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur. David Maldonado, of The Maldonado Law Firm, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellant. Meredith K. Hall, Appellate Counsel, of Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Laura J. Lee, Assistant Director of Appeals, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED