A.M., Mother of S.L., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 5D2026-0058
LT Case No. 2025-DP-000065
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A.M., MOTHER OF S.L., a Child,
Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
CHILDREN,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Hernando County.
Stephen E. Toner, Jr., Judge.
Scott Timothy Smith, of Scott T. Smith, P.A., Brooksville, 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.
April 16, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
MAKAR, KILBANE, and MACIVER, 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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