Melissa W. v. Department of Child Safety

OPINION

ECKERSTROM, Chief Judge:

¶ 1 Melissa W. appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights to her son P., born in May 2013, on mental illness grounds. See A.R.S. § 8-533(B)(3). She argues the court erred by drawing an adverse inference based on her failure to testify and because it “did not state the inferences made nor the weight given to such inferences.” We affirm.

¶ 2 The Department of Child Safety (DCS) 1 removed P. from Melissa’s care in August 2013 because Melissa was refusing to comply with her prescribed medication to control her mental illness, and she was…