Legal Opinion
Roberto F. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided April 30, 2013No. 1 CA-JV 11-0253PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOULD, Judge.
¶ 1 In this case, we vacate a judgment terminating the natural father’s (“Father”) parental rights to his children, L.F. and I.A (collectively, the “Children”). Our review of the record shows the evidence was insufficient to support termination. In addition, the trial court erred by terminating Father’s parental rights based, in part, on a theory of abandonment that was not disclosed until the fourth day of a five-day trial.
¶2 In reaching our decision, we also address whether the trial court erred in permitting intervention by a foster parent in a dependency case. Although…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Jordan C. v. Arizona Department of Economic SecurityCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2009
- Nancy Anne Spangler, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. Pasadena City Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Roberto F. v. Department of Child SafetyArizona Supreme Court · 2015
- Alma S. v. Dep't of Child SafetyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2017
- Alma S. v. Dep't of Child SafetyArizona Supreme Court · 2018
- Christine F. v. Ryan C.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2018
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