In re J.A. CA2/1
V.H. (Mother) and G.A. (Father) both appeal from jurisdictional findings and dispositional orders concerning their son, J.A., and their daughter, I.A. At the time of the orders, J.A. was nine and I.A. was two years old.
The trial court found dependency jurisdiction based on an incident in November 2016, in which Father slapped Mother on her face and took a loaded gun out of the house in response to a threat. Father was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery. The court ordered the children removed from Father, ordered monitored visitation by Father, and adopted case plans that directed both parents to participate in domestic violence and parenting programs. Mother and Father both argue that the trial court’s jurisdiction finding was not supported by substantial evidence. Alternatively, Mother argues that, even if the evidence was sufficient to support jurisdiction based upon Father’s conduct, it was not sufficient to support a finding that she is an offending pa
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