Y.P. v. Department of Children & Family Services

The father, Y.P., appeals an order adjudicating his minor children dependent, and asserts that there was no competent, substantial evidence to support the adjudication. Because we find that the evidence was sufficient to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the children were in substantial risk of imminent threat of harm, abuse, or neglect, we affirm.

As a result of alleged domestic abuse between Y.P. and the children’s mother, R.V., the Department of Children and Family Services (“the Department”) removed the children from the home. Pursuant to a Custody Release Order, the trial…