Case Name: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, Appellant, v. B.G., a child, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2016-06-08
Citations: 192 So. 3d 1256
Docket Number: No. 4D15-4793
Parties: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, Appellant, v. B.G., a child, Appellee.
Judges: GROSS, FORST and KLINGENSMITH, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 192
Pages: 1256–1257

Head Matter:
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, Appellant, v. B.G., a child, Appellee.
No. 4D15-4793.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 8, 2016.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carolyn Schwarz, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Antony P. Ryan, Regional Counsel, and Melanie L. Casper, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Fourth District, West Palm Beach, for D.K., the mother.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the dismissal of the dependency petition. Appellant's dependency petition stated a prima facie case of dependency by alleging that the child tested positive for a controlled substance at birth. See § 39.01(2), (30)(g), Fla. Stat. (2015). Count II of the petition alleged, among other things, an imminent threat of abuse. A "substantial risk of imminent abuse" is grounds for dependency. § 39.01(15)(f). Abuse can result from a willful act resulting in "harm," and "harm" can now be established by a positive drug test at birth. § 39.01(30)(g)(1).
Reversed and remanded.
GROSS, FORST and KLINGENSMITH, JJ., concur.