R.D., Father of S.D., a Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D19-3137 _____________________________ R.D., Father of S.D., A Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Dixie County. Jennifer Johnson, Judge. January 22, 2020 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. S.M. v. Fla. Dep’t of Children & Families, 202 So. 3d 769 (Fla. 2016); Dep’t of Children & Families v. J.S., 183 So. 3d 1177 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016). ROBERTS, ROWE, and BILBREY, JJ., concur.  _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ David Maldonado, Lakeland, for Appellant. Ward L. Metzger, Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, for Appellee Department of Children and Families. John E. Thornton, Jr., Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Defending Best Interests Project, Coffey Burlington, P.L., Miami; Thomasina F. Moore, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Laura J. Lee, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem. 2