G.M., Mother of A.B. and M.B., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D20-213 _____________________________ G.M., Mother of A.B. and M.B., Minor Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Suwannee County. William F. Williams, III, Judge. March 6, 2020 PER CURIAM. Upon consideration of Appellant’s response to the Court’s order of January 21, 2020, the Court has determined that its jurisdiction to review the Final Judgment for Termination of Parental Rights, rendered on December 17, 2019, was not invoked in a timely fashion. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The dismissal is without prejudice to the Appellant’s right to seek relief in the trial court. In the Interest of E.H., 609 So. 2d 1289 (Fla. 1992). OSTERHAUS, JAY, and TANENBAUM, JJ., concur.  _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Angela C. Rhodes and Summer Griggs Harris of The GH Law Group, PLLC, Gainesville; and Henri C. Cawthon of the Law Office of Henri C. Cawthon, P.A., Gainesville, for Appellant. Ward L. Metzger, Appellate Counsel, Children’s Legal Services, Jacksonville, for Appellee. 2