F.R. v. Dep't of Children & Families

• Citation: 354 So.3d 1164
• Docket Number: 1D22-3007.
• Decision Date: 02 February 2023
• Parties: F.R., father of M.A.H., Jr., I.R.H., M.M.R., M.J.R., Minor Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
• Court: Court of Appeal of Florida (US)

354 So.3d 1164

F.R., father of M.A.H., Jr., I.R.H., M.M.R., M.J.R., Minor Children, Appellant,

v.DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

No. 1D22-3007.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 2, 2023.

F.R., pro se, Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph , Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee Department of Children and Families; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb , Statewide Director of Appeals, and Laura J. Lee , Assistant Director of Appeals, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

Per Curiam.

DISMISSED. N.S.H. v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 843 So.2d 898 (Fla. 2003) (explaining that dismissal is appropriate when appellant fails to timely prosecute an appeal from an order terminating parental rights).

Ray, Osterhaus, and Tanenbaum, JJ., concur.