In re E.G. CA2/2

BACKGROUND

1. The Family Father and mother lived in a one-bedroom apartment with daughter, two minor sons, and one adult son. By all accounts, the family members got along with each other, and the children were well behaved. Daughter slept in the bedroom with her three brothers. Mother and father slept in the living room. Although mother had asked daughter to sleep with her in the past, daughter preferred to sleep in the bedroom. When the underlying proceedings began, daughter was 13 years old, one of

2 the minor sons was 15 years old, and the other was 10 years old. The adult son had moved in with the family one and a half years earlier after arriving from Guatamala. Mother and father have three additional adult children who live in Guatamala. Daughter spent her time either at home or at school. Most mornings, mother left for work around 7:00 a.m. and returned home after 5:00 in the evening. Father took the minor sons to school in the mornings, leaving home with them around 7:30 a.m. Adult son took daughter to school, leaving home with her between 8:00 a.m. and 8:10 a.m. In the afternoons, after school, father brought the younger minor son home, adult son or father brought…