Case Name: M.B., Mother of D.B., A Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-04-02
Citations: 872 So. 2d 948
Docket Number: No. 5D03-3045
Parties: M.B., Mother of D.B., A Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
Judges: GRIFFIN, THOMPSON and PLEUS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 872
Pages: 948–949

Head Matter:
M.B., Mother of D.B., A Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 5D03-3045.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
April 2, 2004.
Rehearing Denied May 18, 2004.
Ryan Thomas Truskoski of Ryan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.
Charles D. Peters, Department of Children and Families, Orlando, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See § 39.01(30)(g)l., Fla. Stat. (2002).
"Harm" to a child's health or welfare can occur when any person:
(g) Exposes a child to a controlled substance or alcohol. Exposure to a controlled substance or alcohol is established by:
1. Use by the mother of a controlled substance or alcohol during pregnancy when the child, at birth, is demonstrably adversely affected by such usage....
GRIFFIN, THOMPSON and PLEUS, JJ., concur.