W.R. v. Department of Children & Families

A father appeals an order adjudicating his minor children dependent. We affirm without comment on the adjudication of dependency as to the appellant’s minor daughter, C.R. We reverse the adjudication of dependency as to the appellant’s minor son, M.R., for further proceedings.

The trial court found from the evidence that “the Father engaged in a pattern of physical abuse of both of his children which significantly impaired their physical and mental health.” The statutory definition of “abuse” requires “any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical [or] mental ... injury, or…