In the Interest of S.J.

SMITH, Judge.

Appellant, a mother whose two children were adjudicated dependent, appeals, contending that dependency was not proven by a preponderance of the evidence. We agree.

While there was evidence that the mother left her children with a non-relative for a period, the children suffered no physical, mental or emotional impairment as a result of their brief stay with the mother’s friend, and in fact, witnesses testified that the children were happy and doing fine when HRS detained them. While there is evidence the mother used drugs in the past, there is insufficient evidence that she…