G. T. v. DEPT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ( 2023 )

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT In the Interest of R.T. a child. G.T., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, Appellees. No. 2D23-1608 December 6, 2023 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Daryl M. Manning, Judge. David A. Dee, Tampa, for Appellant. Mary Soorus of Children's Legal Services, Tampa, for Appellee Department of Children and Families. Amy Wessel Jones of Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Defending Best Interests Project, Fort Lauderdale; and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Stephanie E. Novenario, Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee Guardian ad Litem. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. SILBERMAN, BLACK, and SMITH, JJ., Concur. Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication. 2