G.C., Father of E.H.J.C., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 5D2026-2396
LT Case No. 42-2024-DP-000144
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G.C., FATHER of E.H.J.C., a
Child,
Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
CHILDREN,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County.
Bradley E. King, Judge.
Carl New, Attorney at Law, Ocala, for Appellant.
Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, Brooksville, for
Appellee, Department of Children and Families.
Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and
Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of
Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad
Litem.
October 9, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
LAMBERT, EISNAUGLE, and KILBANE, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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