          FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                 STATE OF FLORIDA
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                          No. 1D19-0510
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J.M., Father of E.M. and K.M.,
Minor Children,

    Appellant,

    v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES,

    Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County.
David Gooding, Judge.

                           March 20, 2019


PER CURIAM.

     Upon consideration of Appellant’s response to the Court’s
order of February 12, 2019, the Court has determined that its
jurisdiction to review the Final Judgment for Termination of
Parental Rights, rendered on December 4, 2018, 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).

ROBERTS, RAY, and JAY, 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 A. Tupper of Tupper Law, P.A., Jacksonville, for
Appellant.

Ward L. Metzger, Appellate Counsel, Children’s Legal Services,
Jacksonville, for Appellee.




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