In re Ar.P. CA2/1
The instant dependency proceedings began in 2018 when the juvenile court took jurisdiction over Ar.P. and his brother, Father’s now-adult son A.P., based on “Father’s history of volatile and aggressive conduct and because Father threatened to harm A.P. with a baseball bat.” The baseball bat incident resulted in a criminal restraining order against Father and a conviction for “threaten[ing] to use force on a person ([c]hild [a]buse).”
“[T]he petition also alleged that the children did not want to visit” Father, who lived separately from the mother. The children continued to refuse contact with Father during the first approximately two years of the dependency proceedings. Their therapist also reported they were not ready to begin such visits.
Father participated and made progress in services during this time, but also violated the criminal protective order in September 2019, resulting in a misdemeanor conviction.
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