Violence perpetrated by adolescents against their parents or other relatives has been termed child-to-parent violence. This article presents the results of the first empirical legal study conducted in Montevideo on the intervention of the justice system in cases of parent-child violence committed by adolescents. After analyzing police and judicial data, as well as the discourse of justice system officials, cases of violent acts committed by adolescents (mostly boys) against their relatives (mostly mothers) were identified. The research reveals that these are few cases characterized by problematic substance use, mental health conditions, and a history of domestic violence. In general terms, judicial intervention tends to dejudicialize this behavior in the criminal sphere, giving priority to interventions in the family justice system, where institutionalization prevails as a therapeutic and supportive mechanism.