FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D21-354
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F. Y. J., Mother of R.L.J., a
Minor Child,
Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County.
Aaron K. Bowden, Judge.
September 23, 2021
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See D.R. v. Dep’t of Child. & Fams., 236 So. 3d
1175, 1177 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (“Even in a termination of parental
rights proceeding, the lack of a transcript mandates affirmance
unless fundamental error appears on the face of the order.”); see
also Applegate v. Barnett Bank of Tallahassee, 377 So. 2d 1150,
1152 (Fla. 1979) (“Without a record of the trial proceedings, the
appellate court can not properly resolve the underlying factual
issues so as to conclude that the trial court’s judgment is not
supported by the evidence or by an alternative theory. Without
knowing the factual context, neither can an appellate court
reasonably conclude that the trial judge so misconceived the law
as to require reversal.”).
RAY, OSTERHAUS, and NORDBY, 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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Michael R. Yokan, Jacksonville, for Appellant.
Ward L. Metzger, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee;
Thomasina F. Moore, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office,
Tallahassee; Javier Enriquez, General Counsel for Department of
Children and Families, Tallahassee; Tracy Sorcek and Kimberly
M. Dodd, Children’s Legal Services, Jacksonville; Jenna Lea
Meadows, Guardian ad Litem, Jacksonville; Rebecca Lynn
Bartlett, Tallahassee for Appellee.
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