T.C. v. Y.R.

On August 27, 2012, Y.R. (“the maternal grandmother”) filed separate dependency petitions in the Houston Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”), alleging that E1.E. and Ev.E. (“the children”) were dependent because (1) T.C. (“the mother”) had engaged in domestic violence in past relationships, (2) the mother had displayed aggressive behavior in the past, (3) the mother was presently abusing prescription drugs, and (4) the mother had been admitted into the behavioral-medicine unit of a local hospital. The juvenile court awarded the maternal grandmother pendente lite custody of the children. On…