Case Name: E.G., Father of J.G. and K.B., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-11-08
Citations: 830 So. 2d 212
Docket Number: No. 5D02-1164
Parties: E.G., Father of J.G. and K.B., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
Judges: GRIFFIN and SAWAYA, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 830
Pages: 212–212

Head Matter:
E.G., Father of J.G. and K.B., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 5D02-1164.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Nov. 8, 2002.
Ryan Thomas Truskoski, of Ryan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.
Charles D. Peters, Orlando, for Appel-lee, Department of Children & Family Services.

Opinion:
HARRIS, J.
The court determined that two children were dependent because "if the children were to remain in the custody of [the mother or father], the children's physical, mental, and emotional health would be in danger of being significantly impaired thereby placing the children at substantial risk of imminent abuse, abandonment and/or neglect." This finding was based on competent evidence of an ongoing cocaine dependence on the part of both parents.
AFFIRMED.
GRIFFIN and SAWAYA, JJ., concur.