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R.H., Mother of R.B., L.B., H.B., Minor Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
This is an appeal of the final judgment of termination of the Appellant mother's parental rights to three children. Upon appointed appellate counsel's motion to withdraw under rule 9.146(g)(4)(B), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, we granted the motion and ordered that the mother would thereafter appear in proper person. See N.S.H. v. Dep't of Child. and Fam. Servs., 843 So. 2d 898 (Fla. 2003). The mother was provided the record and copies of the rules of appellate procedure governing appeal proceedings in termination of parental rights cases, requirements for appellate briefs, and requirements for filing and service.
The mother's brief contains no legal argument why the circuit court erred. The final judgment of termination of the mother's parental rights is therefore summarily affirmed under rule 9.315(a), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. See Spencer v. Fla. Power Light/Broadspire, 141 So. 3d 203, 204 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013) (“Under rule 9.315(a), summary affirmance is appropriate where the initial brief fails to present a ‘preliminary basis for reversal,’ regardless of the good-faith intentions of the filing party.”).
Affirmed.
Per Curiam.
Bilbrey, Kelsey, and Nordby, JJ., concur.
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Docket No: No. 1D2024-0386
Decided: June 11, 2025
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
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