State ex rel. P.J.

| , In this child in need of care proceeding, three children were removed from the custody of the mother and stepfather following an incident of physical abuse. The children were adjudicated in need of care. At the dispositional hearing, the juvenile court continued custody of the three minor girls to their father and ordered the mother to pay child support to the father. Disagreeing with this result and the continued loss of custody of her daughters, the mother appealed. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

The children in this case, PJ, date of birth (DOB) 6/14/04, WJ, DOB 8/10/05, and HJ,…