T.J., Mother of A.M., and E.M., Children v. Department of Children and Families

CourtListener 10865508FladistctappMay 28, 2026

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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 5D2026-0452
LT Case No. 2023-DP-000073
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T.J., MOTHER of A.M., and E.M.,
Children,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
CHILDREN,

Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Clay County.
Angela M. Cox, Judge.

Natalie S. Kelley, of Law Office of Natalie S. Hall Kelley, Saint
Augustine, for Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph, of Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for
Appellee, Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Jaime
Michelle Generazzo, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, of
Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Adam
Matthew Topel, pro bono, of Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP,
Tampa, for Guardian ad Litem.

May 28, 2026
PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

MAKAR, SOUD, 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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