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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 dependecy and/or severance case.

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

DCS Letter Information
Can a person other than a parent have legal decision making?
Does an unwed mother automatically have sole legal decision making authority of the children?
Filing for Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time
How can a legal decision making order of the court be changed (or modified)?
How can a parent obtain school, medical, and other records of their child after dissolution of marriage?
How can I find out more information regarding legal decision making and parenting time?
How can I get my children back from DCS?
How can I get my parental rights restored?
How do I amend a motion?
How do I move out of state with my child (the other parent is staying here)?
How does joint legal decision making work?
How does the court make its decision regarding legal decision making?
I am supposed to pick up my kids this weekend, but the other parent says I will not be allowed to have them. Can the court make the other parent give me the kids?
I want to see my child more than the court order allows. How do I get more time with my child?
If parents have joint legal decision making, do both parents enjoy equal amounts of parenting time?
If the father is on the birth certificate, does he still need to petition the court for paternity orders as well as parenting time and legal decision making?
If we agree on joint legal decision making what paperwork do we need to complete?
Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time Forms
My child does not want to return to the home of the other parent at the end of my parenting time. Does my child have to go back?
Please describe legal decision making and parenting time

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