J.S., Mother of M.J.S.S., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2025-3598 LT Case No. 16-2024-DP-000261-A _____________________________ J.S., MOTHER OF M.J.S.S., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Ducal County. W. Collins Cooper, Judge. Michael A. Tupper, of Tupper Law, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellant. J.S., Mother, Jacksonville, pro se. Sarah J. Rumph, of Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals and Jaime Michelle Generazzo, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of Statewide Gurdian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Amber S. Nunnally, of Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem. August 24, 2026 PER CURIAM.  AFFIRMED. JAY, C.J., and BOATWRIGHT and KILBANE, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ 2