David S. v. Audilio S.

OPINION

FLÓREZ, J.

¶ 1 David S. and Paula S. challenge the juvenile court’s order dismissing for lack of jurisdiction the private dependency petition they had filed in which they alleged that their son, Audilio S., born March 30, 1984, was dependent as to them. We reverse.

¶ 2 The parents filed a dependency petition in December 1999 in Apache County Superi- or Court. They alleged that Audilio was staying at a residential treatment facility in Cochise County, that he had had altercations with Paula and had attacked her, that they were unable to care for Audilio because of his violent nature, and…