In re F.P.

Father appeals the merits and disposition orders of the Orange Family Court, which concluded that six of his children were in need of care and supervision, placed the children in the care of their mother under the protective supervision of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, and ordered father to reside away from the family home. We affirm.

This case arose when twelve-year-old F.E, the oldest of father’s seven children, ran away from home and told the state police that her father had abused her. The State subsequently filed petitions alleging that F.E and five of her siblings…