In re S.P. CA4/3

STATEMENT OF FACTS

S.P. is the oldest of four children born to Mother and S.P., Sr. (Father). The family first came to the attention of authorities in 2020, after Father stabbed Mother, and then himself, in front of the children during an episode of domestic violence. That led to Father being imprisoned for attempted murder and the children being declared dependents of the juvenile court. The children remained in Mother’s care, though, and following her completion of family maintenance services, the case was closed in 2022. Following the stabbing incident, however, S.P. began displaying explosive, threatening, and inappropriate behavior at home and school. Mother sought help for him, but treatment proved difficult because S.P. was resistant to therapy and medication. Despite being placed on numerous psychiatric holds, he remained unruly and defiant. During this time, Mother

1 In addition to appealing the juvenile court’s educational order in S.P.’s case, Mother filed a separate notice of appeal on the same day challenging the court’s decision to continue family maintenance services in three related cases involving her other children. We processed the two notices of appeal under…