T.M., Mother of A.C., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2026-0919 LT Case No. 2023-DP-000067 _____________________________ T.M., MOTHER OF A.C., A Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Hernando County. Stephen E. Toner, Jr., Judge. David J. Joffe, of Joffe Law, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, for Appellant. Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, Brooksville, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for the Statewide Guardian ad Litem. September 10, 2026 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. WALLIS, EISNAUGLE, and MACIVER, JJ., concur.  _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ 2