In re N.S. CA4/2

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On August 11, 2013, the Department received a referral alleging general neglect

when father and paternal grandmother (PGM) entered mother’s1 home and attempted to

abscond with minor while mother was sleeping. A physical altercation occurred between

father, PGM, mother, and mother’s landlord. Father “was making terrorist death threats

to other residents of the home, and then he fled the scene when he learned the police had

been called.” He pulled a knife out and threatened to stab someone outside the residence

as he fled.

Mother called the police. Law enforcement established an emergency protection

order and advised mother to obtain legal custody and file for a restraining order against

father. The landlord reported father had moved out of the home two months earlier.

Mother alleged father stalked her after he moved out. She had already obtained a

temporary restraining order in March 2013. The landlord reported father had spent the

night two days earlier. Mother reported father had spent the previous night at her

Mother is not a party to this appeal.

2 residence. Mother and the landlord reported father used to beat mother even when…