Legal Opinion
In re the Appeal in Pima County Juvenile Action No. S-1182
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided April 27, 1983No. 2 CA-CIV 4547PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BIRDSALL, Judge.
Appellants petitioned for severance of the parental rights of the father of a two-year-old child they were seeking to adopt. The child’s mother had consented to the adoption. Appellants alleged that the natural father had abandoned the child. The juvenile court found that the father had not abandoned the child, denied the severance petition, and ordered that custody be transferred to the father.1
Appellants contend that the juvenile court (1) abused its discretion in failing to terminate the father’s parental rights and in not considering the needs of the child, and (2)…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Caruso v. Superior Court in and for County of PimaArizona Supreme Court · 1966
- Arizona State Department of Public Welfare v. BarlowArizona Supreme Court · 1956
- Anonymous v. AnonymousCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1975
- Wilky v. WinnArizona Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Michael J. v. Arizona Department of Economic SecurityArizona Supreme Court · 2000
- Father in Pima County Juvenile Action No. S-114487 v. AdamArizona Supreme Court · 1994
- In re the Appeal in Yuma County Juvenile Court Action Number J-87-119Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1989
- Matter of Pima Cty. Juv. Severance ActionArizona Supreme Court · 1994
- Heather R. v. DcsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2017
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