In re Z.P. CA2/5

INTRODUCTION

R.P. (father), the father of minors Z.P. and K.P. (collectively the children), appeals from the juvenile court‟s jurisdiction and disposition orders.1 According to father, because the jurisdiction order was based on a single incident between him and mother and no such similar incidents had occurred during the six month period prior to the jurisdictional findings, there was insufficient evidence to support that order. Father also contends that because he was not living with mother at the time of the incident and had no relationship with her at the time the disposition order was entered, there was no factual basis upon which the juvenile court could order the removal of the children from him. The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) cross-appeals from the juvenile court‟s order dismissing the allegations in paragraph a-1 of the dependency petition. DCFS contends that because the allegations in paragraph a-1 were identical to the allegations of another paragraph that the juvenile court found true, the court erred in dismissing the allegations of paragraph a-1. We hold that substantial evidence supported the jurisdiction and disposition orders and that,…