Legal Opinion
Michael J. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided March 30, 2000No. CV-99-0129-PRPublishedCited by 232 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McGREGOR, Justice.
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¶ 1 This case requires that we again consider the bases for severing parental rights and the test to apply to determine whether a sufficient basis exists. In January 1997, the Arizona Department of Economic Security (the ADES) filed a severance action on behalf of Zachariah J. The superior court terminated the father’s rights based on three grounds: (1) length of the father’s felony sentence, (2) unfit parent, see Arizona Revised Statute Annotated (A.R.S.) § 8-533.B.4 (West 1999), and (3) abandonment, see A.R.S. §§ 8-531.1 & 8-533.B.1 (West 1999). The court of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In Re the Appeal in Maricopa County Juvenile Action No. JS-500274Arizona Supreme Court · 1990
- Father in Pima County Juvenile Action No. S-114487 v. AdamArizona Supreme Court · 1994
- Matter of Juvenile Action No. JS-8490Arizona Supreme Court · 1994
- In Re the Appeal in Pima County, Juvenile Action No. S-624Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1980
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3Cited by232 opinions
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- Arizona Department of Economic Security v. Matthew L.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2010
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