M. W. 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. 6D2025-1997
Lower Tribunal No. 2024-DP-000013
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In the Interest of J.W., a child.
M.W.,
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.
January 6, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
TRAVER, C.J., and NARDELLA and PRATT, JJ., concur.
David J. Joffe, of Joffe Law, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, 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