M.C. v. Department of Children & Family Services

SEALS, JAMES H., Associate Judge.

M.C., the father of B.C., appeals the trial court’s order adjudicating B.C. dependent as to him. We are asked to determine whether the trial court erred in finding prospective harm to one child based upon the sexual abuse of another child. We conclude there is a lack of competent, substantial evidence to support a finding of dependency and reverse the trial court’s adjudication of dependency.

M.C. is married to T.C. They are the natural parents of B.C., a three-year-old boy.1 T.C. is the natural mother of A.M., a daughter by a previous marriage. Both children…