Bennigno R. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security

OPINION

KELLY, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Bennigno R., biological father of S.R., born in August 1999, and L.R., born in January 2009, appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating his parental rights to both children on the grounds of mental illness and length of time in court-ordered care, pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-533(B)(3) and (B)(8)(c), respectively. Bennigno maintains the court abused its discretion in denying his motion for summary judgment. He also contends the Arizona Department of Economic Security (ADES) had not proven that he had abandoned the children, that it had made a diligent…