Kimberly D.-D. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security

VÁSQUEZ, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Kimberly D.-D. appeals from the juvenile court’s order finding her three children dependent as to her. She argues on appeal that the court erred in denying her motion to dismiss based on the time limits in A.R.S. § 8-842(C) when the dependency adjudication hearing was not completed until 142 days after service of the dependency petition. We affirm.

¶ 2 Section 8-842(C) provides that a dependency adjudication hearing “shall be completed within ninety days after service of the dependency petition.” A juvenile court may extend that time limit “for up to thirty days if…