T.Y., Mother of R.L.Y.-O., H.C.O., IV, S.A.O., H.J.O. and J.A.O., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families

FIFTH DISTRICT C OURT OF A PPEAL
S TATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 5D25-3262
LT Case No. 09-2022-DP-166
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T.Y., M OTHER of R.L.Y.-O.,
H.C.O., IV, S.A.O., H.J.O. and
J.A.O., M INOR C HILDREN ,
Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT of C HILDREN and
F AMILIES,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Citrus County.
Richard A. Howard, Judge.
Scott Timothy Smith, Brooksville, for Appellant.
Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, Department of
Children and Families, Brooksville, for Appellee.
Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, of
Guardian ad Litem, Tallahassee, and Rebecca A. Rodriguez,
Sophie M. Labarge, and Esther A. Veloz, of Nelson Mullins Riley
& Scarborough, LLP, Fort Lauderdale, for Guardian ad Litem
Program.
March 17, 2026

2
P ER C URIAM.
A FFIRMED.
MAKAR, W ALLIS, and B OATWRIGHT , 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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