M.V., Father of C.B.G.V., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families

FIFTH D ISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
S TATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 5D2025-1765
LT Case No. 42-2021-DP-95
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M.V., FATHER OF C.B.V.G.,
M INOR CHILD,
Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF C HILDREN AND
FAMILIES,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County.
Stacy Morris Youmans, Judge.
Thomas J. Butler, of Thomas Butler, P.A., Miami Beach, for
Appellant.
Rachel Batten, of Department of Children and Families,
Brooksville, for Appellee.
Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and
Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, of Statewide Guadian
ad Litem, Tallahassee, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.
November 26, 2025
P ER C URIAM.

2
A FFIRMED.
M AKAR , SOUD, and B OATWRIGHT , 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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