A.M., Mother of S.L., a Child v. Department of Children and Families

── A.M., Mother of S.L., a Child v. Department of Children and Families ── Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida Date: April 16, 2026 Category: General FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2026-0058 LT Case No. 2025-DP-000065 _____________________________ A.M., MOTHER OF S.L., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND CHILDREN, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Hernando County. Stephen E. Toner, Jr., Judge. Scott Timothy Smith, of Scott T. Smith, P.A., Brooksville, for Appellant. Rachel Batten, of Children’s Legal Services, Brooksville, 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 Guardian ad Litem. April 16, 2026 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. MAKAR, KILBANE, and MACIVER, JJ., concur.  _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ 2