Department of Children and Families v. J.S.

FIRST D ISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
S TATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2025-2187
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D EPARTMENT OF C HILDREN AND
FAMILIES,
Appellant,
v.
J. S.,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County.
John Jay Gontarek, Judge.
March 31, 2026
P ER C URIAM.
A FFIRMED.
R OBERTS, KELSEY , and NORDBY, 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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Andrew McGinley, General Counsel, Department of Children and
Families, 	Tallahassee; 	Sara 	Elizabeth 	Goldfarb, 	Statewide
Director of Appeals, Mercy Almaguer, Senior Attorney, Statewide
Guardian 	ad 	Litem 	Office, 	Tallahassee; 	Sarah 	J. 	Rumph,
Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Christopher Scott, Lynn Haven, for Appellee.