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M.B. v. Department of Children & Families872 So. 2d 948 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004) · 5D03-3045

Court
5th DCA
Decided
2004-04-02
Law cited
§ 39.01(30)(g) (now § 39.01(37)(g))
On CourtListener
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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