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

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

The circuit court adjudicated the child J.B. dependent as to his mother R.M. She maintains that the adjudication was not supported by competent, substantial evidence. We disagree and affirm.

We review a dependency adjudication for an abuse of discretion. We will *918uphold the ruling if the circuit court applied the correct law and its findings are supported by competent substantial evidence. C.J. v. Dep’t of Children & Family Servs., 9 So.3d 750, 754 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009).

The instant dependency determination was based on prospective neglect, § 39.01(15)(f), Fla. Stat. (2009), the…