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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 6D2026-0476 Lower Tribunal No. 2023-DP-000108 _____________________________ In the Interest of A.V. and E.V., children. K.L.B., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM, Appellees. _____________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Collier County. Elizabeth V. Krier, Judge. November 9, 2026 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. NARDELLA, BROWNLEE and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur. K.L.B., Naples, pro se. Meredith K. Hall, Appellate Counsel, of Childrenโ€™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 Courtney Rebecca Brewer, of Defending Best Interests Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee, Guardian ad Litem. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED