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H.A.R. v. DEP'T OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D20-1921.

313 So.3d 1173 (2021)

H.A.R., the mother, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and Guardian Ad Litem, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 3, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard R. Appleman of the Law Office of Bernard R. Appleman, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carolyn Schwarz , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Children's Legal Services, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Department of Children and Families.

Thomasina F. Moore , Statewide Director of Appeals, and Samantha C. Valley , Senior Attorney, Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, for appellee Guardian ad Litem.

We affirm the final judgment of termination of the appellant mother's parental rights. The trial court entered a default against her pursuant to section 39.801(3)(d), Florida Statutes (2020), which she claims was an abuse of discretion. We disagree.

The adjudicatory hearing took place over several days. Twice the mother failed to show...

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