S. H. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and GUARDIAN AD LITEM

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF F LORIDA
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Case No. 6D2025-2752
Lower Tribunal No. 2025-DP-000058
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In the Interest of O.C.T., a child.
S.H.,
Appellant,
v.
D EPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and G UARDIAN AD L ITEM ,
Appellees.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County.
Tom Young, Judge.
March 12, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
WHITE, BROWNLEE and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.
David Maldonado, of The Maldonado Law Firm, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellant.
Kelley Schaeffer, Appellate Counsel, of Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, 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 Appellee,
Guardian ad Litem.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED