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.
Probate
Glossaries
| Term | Main definition |
|---|---|
| Account | A contract of deposit between a depositor and a financial institution and includes a checking account, savings account, certificate of deposit and share account OR an arrangement under a terms-of-service agreement in which a custodian carries, maintains, processes, receives or stores a digital asset of the user or provides goods or services to the user. |
| Accounting Period | A calendar year unless another twelve month period is selected by a fiduciary and includes a portion of a calendar year or other twelve month period that begins when an income interest begins or ends when an income interest ends. |
| Admitting Officer | A psychiatrist or other physician or psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner with experience in performing psychiatric examinations who has been designated as an admitting officer of the evaluation agency by the person in charge of the evaluation agency. |
| Adult | A person who is at least 18 years of age. |
| Agent | A person who is authorized to make decisions concerning the health care of another person and a person who is authorized to make decisions for another person under a natural death act. |