In re the Appeal in Maricopa County Juvenile Action No. JS-8441

OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

This is a petition under A.R.S. § 8-533 brought by the Arizona Department of Economic Security seeking to terminate the parental relationship between father and daughter. The court of appeals dismissed as untimely the father’s appeal from an adverse judgment. In re the Appeal in Maricopa County Juvenile Action No. JS-8441, 172 Ariz. 517, 838 P.2d 1278 (App. 1991). We granted the father’s petition for review and now reinstate the appeal.1

PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

After hearing evidence on the petition to terminate parental rights, a judge of the Superior Court of Arizona in…