J.W.H. v. Department of Children & Family Services

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

The circuit court rendered an order that adjudicated two-year-old J.H. to be a dependent child and placed her with her maternal grandmother. The child’s parents, J.W.H., Sr., and S.M., have filed sep-ai'ate appeals in which they contend that the evidence failed to prove that they neglected their daughter. We have consolidated their cases sua sponte.

A dependency determination is a mixed question of law and fact. The court’s order will be sustained on appeal if the court applied the correct law and the ruling is supported by competent substantial evidence in the record. S.G. v.…