C. M. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM

S IXTH D ISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
S TATE OF F LORIDA
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Case No. 6D2025-2431
Lower Tribunal No. 2023-DP-000270
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In the Interest of Z.G.M.F, a child.
C.M.,
Appellant,
v.
D EPARTMENT OF C HILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM ,
Appellees.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County.
Sharon M. Franklin, Judge.
January 6, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
WHITE, GANNAM and PRATT, JJ., concur.
David Maldonado, of the Maldonado Law Firm, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellant.
Jamie Billotte Moses, of Defending Best Interests MMPO Defense, Orlando, and Sara Elizabeth
Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Laura J. Lee, Assistant Director of Appeals, of
Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellee, Guardian ad Litem.
Meredith K. Hall, Appellate Counsel, of Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee,
Department of Children and Families.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED