S.G. v. Department of Children & Family Services

STRINGER, Judge.

S.G., the Mother, seeks review of the trial court’s order adjudicating her five children dependent. The Mother argues that the trial court erred in concluding that she had neglected the children by allowing a man who was two months out of prison to spend nights in her home and have a relationship with her children. We agree that these acts did not' constitute neglect as a matter of law and reverse.

The facts of this case are tragic. In February 2006, the Mother discovered that her boyfriend of two months, who had been spending nights in her home, had a criminal background and…