E. W. v. Dept of Children and Families

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT In the Interest of J.W., a minor child. E.W., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, Appellees. No. 2D23-1458 November 1, 2023 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Leslie K. Shultz- Kin, Judge. Thomas J. Butler of Thomas Butler, P.A., Miami Beach, and Clay W. Oberhausen of Office of Criminal Conflict & Civil Regional Counsel, Sarasota, for Appellant. Mary Soorus, Appellate Counsel, Children's Legal Services, Tampa, for Appellee Department of Children and Families. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Stephanie E. Novenario, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Donald Allen Mihokovich of Adams and Reese, LLP, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Defending Best Interests Project, Tampa, for Appellee Guardian ad Litem Program. PER CURIAM.  Affirmed. KELLY, VILLANTI, and LUCAS, JJ., Concur. Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication. 2