Terror in the Family1996

Judge Roubal:
You're being charged with assault, too. That's a felony. It's a very serious charge. Since this is your first offense, I don't want to keep you in detention. But the situation has your home is far too volatile for me to send you back until the cases resolved.

Todd Marten:
Uh, Your Honor, if I can say something. I don't think Deena was trying to hit her mother with a telephone. I think she was just trying to...

Judge Roubal:
I don't want to hear about that now. I'm only interested whether I should keep Deena in detention until the dispo hearing. All right, Daniel, alternative placements available?

Attorney:
Uh, Your Honor, I spoke with Deena this morning. And she informed me that if she can't go home, she has an aunt she like to stay with.

Cynthia Marten:
But she wants to come home.

Judge Roubal:
I can't allow that.

[Todd whispering in Cynthia's ear]

Todd Marten:
Look, let's just get her out. And we're worry about the rest later, okay?

Judge Roubal:
Do you have any objection to the aunt assuming that the probation officer approves?

Todd Marten:
No. No, Your Honor.

Judge Roubal:
And in addition to the placement order, I want Deena to abide by whatever guidelines the probation officer sets forth and begin counseling immediately. Now within my power, I ordered the entire family into therapy. But I can't do that. What I can do is mandate that between now and the dispo hearing, you'll see your daughter only in the presence of a therapist approved by this court.