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In the fall of 2024, the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) mailed letters to parents who once had an open dependency and/or severance case.

Did you receive a letter? Visit the DCS letter page for more information.

Children are Harmed When

The emotional health of parental relationships largely depends on the attitudes and actions exhibited.  Consider the following that can be dangerous to the children:

  • Make their child choose between them
  • Question their child about the activities and relationships of the other parent
  • Make promises they do not keep
  • Drop in and out of the life of the child
  • Are inconsistent in using their parenting time
  • Argue with or put down the other parent in front of the child or where the child can overhear
  • Discuss their personal problems with the child or where the child can overhear
  • Use the child as a messenger, spy, or mediator
  • Stop or interfere with parenting time because child support has not been paid
  • Do not show respect for each other
  • Undermine the relationship of the child with the other parent

 

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