Legal Opinion
Lawrence R. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided February 26, 2008No. 1 CA-JV 06-0228PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PORTLEY, Judge.
¶ 1 The parents of Lawrence Jr. (“Lawrence”) challenge the severance of their parental rights. In this opinion, we examine whether the jury instruction on the best interests of the child was legally sufficient. 1 Because we find that the instruction was legally defective, we vacate the verdict and judgment finding that the termination of parental rights was in the child’s best interests and remand the case to the juvenile court to resolve that issue.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶ 2 Kelly C. (“Mother”) gave birth to Lawrence in June 2004 and took care of him for six…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mary Lou C. v. Arizona Department of Economic SecurityCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2004
- Golonka v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2003
- Jennifer G. v. Arizona Department of Economic SecurityCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2005
- Lashonda M. v. Arizona Department of Economic SecurityCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2005
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Alma S. v. Dep't of Child SafetyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2017
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- Andrew R. v. DcsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2015
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