F. L. E. v. Department of Children and Families and Guardian Ad Litem

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 6D2026-0960 Lower Tribunal No. 2025-DP-000237 _____________________________ In the Interest of J.E., D.E., L.E., A.E., C.E., A.E., and A.E., children. F.L.E., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees. _____________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County. Tracey Redd, Judge. November 4, 2026 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. WHITE, BROWNLEE and PRATT, JJ., concur. David J. Joffe, of Joffe Law, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, 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 Caitlin E. Burke, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Guardian ad Litem Office, and Ian Edward Waldick, of Defending Best Interests Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office and Parker Hudson Rainer & Dodds, LLP, Tallahassee, for Appellee, Guardian ad Litem. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED