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.
If the court should rule in favor of the State by finding you “Responsible,” do you have any right to appeal?
You have a right to appeal the judgment of the court to a Superior Court judge. The right to appeal consists only of a right to review the record to determine if any error of law took place in the proceedings. The right to appeal does not give you the right to another hearing, a right to reargue facts of the case, or the right to delay payment of any fine or sanction imposed. The appellate right is merely a right of the previous proceedings to determine whether there has been any misinterpretations or misapplication of the law of the case.
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