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 |
|---|---|
| Regional behavioral health authority | An organization under contract with the administration to coordinate the delivery of mental health services in a geographically specific service area of the state for eligible persons. |
| Registered nurse | A person who practices registered nursing and who holds a registered nurse license issued pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to a multistate compact privilege. |
| Registering entity | A person who originates or transfers a security title by registration and includes a broker who maintains security accounts for customers and a transfer agent or other person who acts for or as an issuer of securities. |
| Registrar | The official of the court designated to perform the functions of registrar as provided in Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 14-1307. |
| Remainder beneficiary | A person entitled to receive principal when an income interest ends. |
| Remote-computing service | A custodian that provides to a user computer-processing services or the storage of digital assets by means of an electronic communications system, as defined in 18 United States Code section 2510(14). |
| Resident creditor | A person domiciled in, or doing business in this state, who is, or could be, a claimant against an estate of a nonresident decedent. |
| Revocable | As applied to a trust or a portion of a trust, means revocable by a settlor without the consent of any person, including the trustee or a person who holds an interest that is either adverse or not adverse. |