In re A. E. M.

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court erred in awarding custody of three of her children to the Children’s Bureau of Monroe County because the Children’s Bureau failed to establish that the children were “dependent” as defined by the Juvenile Act.1 For the reasons which follow, we vacate the order of the court below and remand for further proceedings.

On August 11, 1980, the Children’s Bureau filed a petition pursuant to the Juvenile Act in which it alleged that A.E.M., J.J.M., and S.L.M., then ages 12, 11, and 9 respectively, were dependent children because their natural…