Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2004

M.B. v. Department of Children & Families

Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 2, 2004 · Griffin, Pleus, Thompson

872 So. 2d 948; 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 4295; 2004 WL 690053 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Opinion of the Court

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.

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