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J.F.S. v. Department of Children & Families224 So. 3d 926 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017) · 1D17-2349

Court
1st DCA
Decided
2017-08-29
Case
TPR
Appellant
Other

Dismissed Appeal from a termination judgment dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was untimely, without prejudice to seeking relief in the trial court.

Issue
Appellate jurisdiction & timeliness

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PER CURIAM.

Upon consideration of appellant’s . response to the Court’s order of June 23, 2017, the Court has determined -that its jurisdiction to. review the Final Judgment of Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights, rendered on May 12, 2016, was not invoked in a timely fashion. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The dismissal is without prejudice to the appellant’s right to seek relief in the trial court. In the Interest of E.H., 609 So.2d 1289 (Fla. 1992).

LEWIS, RAY, and'JAY, JJ., CONCUR.

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