DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES v. J.D., Father of V.G.M., a Child, and S.M., Mother of V.G.M., a Child, Appellees. (2024)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and The Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, Appellants, v. J.D., Father of V.G.M., a Child, and S.M., Mother of V.G.M., a Child, Appellees.

Case No. 5D2024-1974

Decided: December 04, 2024

Rachel Batten, of Children's Legal Services, Brooksville, for Appellant, Department of Children and Families. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Appellant, Statewide Guardian ad Litem. Gregg R. Brennan, Weirsdale, for Appellee, J.D., Father. No Appearance for Appellee, S.M., Mother.

ON CONCESSION OF REVERSIBLE ERROR

Appellants, the Department of Children and Families and Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, appeal the trial court's order of adjudication. Appellants argue that the trial court committed reversible error in granting Appellee, J.D., the father's motion for judgment of dismissal. Appellee, J.D., has filed a concession of error. We accept the concession of error, reverse the order, and remand for further proceedings.

Reversed and Remanded.

Per Curiam.

Jay, Kilbane, and MacIver, JJ., concur.

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