In re Severina D.

Opinion

BEAR, J.

The respondent father, Patrick Z., appeals from the judgment of the trial court sustaining a December 7, 2011 ex parte order granting temporary custody of his daughter, Severina D., to the petitioner, the commissioner of children and families (commissioner).1 On appeal, the respondent2 claims that the court erred in sustaining the order of temporary custody because (1) the removal of Severina by the department of children *285and families (department) interfered with his constitutionally protected interests in family integrity, (2) the court committed clear error in finding that…