V.L., Father of Z.L., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2025-2659
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V.L., Father of Z.L., Minor Child,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES,

Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County.
James P. Nilon, Judge.

June 16, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

OSTERHAUS, C.J., and LEWIS and WINOKUR, 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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Audrie M. Harris of Audrie M. Harris, P.A., Gainesville, for
Appellant.

Andrew Feigenbaum, Appellate Counsel, Children’s Legal
Services, West Palm Beach, for Appellee; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb,
Statewide Director of Appeals, and Mercy Almaguer, Senior
Attorney, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for
Guardian ad Litem.

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