In re A.V. CA4/3

Filed 9/19/25 In re A.V. CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re A.V., Jr., et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

ORANGE COUNTY SOCIAL G065213 SERVICES AGENCY, (Super. Ct. Nos. 24DP1298, Plaintiff and Respondent, 24DP1299, 24DP1300, 24DP1301, 24DP1302) v. OPINION Y.S.,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from orders of the Superior Court of Orange County, Daphne Grace Sykes, Judge. Affirmed. Mansi Thakkar, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Leon J. Page, County Counsel, Debbie Torrez, Supervising Deputy, and Chloe R. Maksoudian, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Y.S. (Mother) challenges the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 300. We affirm. The record contains substantial evidence that two of her children were inappropriately physically disciplined and that they and their siblings are at a substantial risk of serious physical harm. FACTS Given the limited issue on appeal, we provide only a brief summary of the proceedings in this case. Mother and Father have five children together: a 15-year-old son, A.V., Jr.; an 11-year-old daughter; six-year-old twins, J.V. and Y.V.; and a one-year-old daughter. Mother and Father briefly separated some years back but then reunited. Mother and Father have a history of engaging in domestic violence against one another, sometimes in the children’s presence. In 2016, for example, A.V. (then age six) observed Mother and Father fighting with closed fists, and Mother later admitted she slapped Father while he was holding A.V.’s younger sister in his arms. In 2020, A.V. reported to police that Father and Mother threw glass at and struck one another during a fight, drawing blood. And in 2022, Mother reported that Father headbutted her during an argument about money, and Mother punched the back of Father’s head; later that evening, Mother locked herself and the children in the bedroom and Father attempted to kick down the door. Mother and Father also have a history of using excessive physical force to discipline their children. In 2019, for example, Mother slapped A.V. (then age 10) for fighting with his sister, leaving a large bruise on his