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INTRODUCTION

Father Rafael C. appeals from the juvenile court’s dispositional order requiring Father to participate in a 52-week domestic violence program, arguing that the order is not supported by substantial evidence. We affirm because there was substantial evidence of Father’s history of domestic violence and controlling behavior toward Mother, and the court has broad discretion to fashion a dispositional order that would best serve and protect the child from this violent behavior.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

At five months into her pregnancy and while incarcerated, Mother discovered that she was pregnant with Quinn V. Mother was cohabitating and in a relationship with Father at this time. Following her release from custody, she informed Father of her pregnancy, and Father forced her to move out two days later. Quinn, who was born with positive toxicology results for opiates, became a juvenile dependent shortly after her birth when the court sustained multiple counts of abuse and neglect based on both parents’ substance abuse and Father’s history of domestic violence toward Mother. With regard to domestic violence, Mother told Department of Children and Family Services…