Department of Human Services v. S. P. R.

In this juvenile dependency appeal, mother challenges a June 2016 jurisdictional judgment in which the juvenile court asserted jurisdiction over her son, C.1 In its amended petition, the Department of Human Services alleged facts relating to both mother and father that endangered C’s welfare. With respect to mother, the petition alleged the following: (1) “[M]other[⅛] *** mental health problems interfere with her ability to safely parent the child” (allegation A); (2) “mother is refusing to cooperate with a Child Protective Services assessment” (allegation B); and (3) “ [d] omestic violence…