Legal Opinion
Alma S. v. Dep't of Child Safety
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided November 14, 2017No. 1 CA-JV 16-0497PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SWANN, Judge:
¶ 1 Alma S. ("Mother") appeals from the severance of her parental rights to I.R. and J.R. We conclude that the record supporting the court's best-interests determination is insubstantial. We therefore vacate the severance order and remand for further proceedings.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2 I.R. is the biological child of Mother and Esdras R. ("Father"), and J.R. is Mother's biological child from a previous relationship.2
¶ 3 It is undisputed that Mother was away at work and I.R. was in Father's care on May 7, 2015. That day, Father sent Mother a Facebook message that I.R. had…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Alma S. v. Dep't of Child SafetyArizona Supreme Court · 2018