Title 8 — Child Safety
7 chapters · 383 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 8-861 Return of child
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After the temporary custody hearing, on request of a parent or guardian the court shall order that the child be returned to the child's parent or guardian if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the return of the child would not create a substantial risk of har…
A.R.S. § 8-862 Permanency hearing
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A. The court shall hold a permanency hearing to determine the future permanent legal status of the child: 1. Within thirty days after the disposition hearing if the court does not order reunification services. 2. Within six months after a child who is under three years of age is …
A.R.S. § 8-863 Hearing to terminate parental rights; notice; grounds
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A. At least ten days before the initial hearing on the termination of parental rights pursuant to this article, the party who is responsible for filing a motion pursuant to section 8-862, subsection D shall serve the motion on all parties as prescribed in rule 5(c) of the Arizona…
A.R.S. § 8-864 Timing of motions and hearings; consolidation of hearings
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Notwithstanding any other statute, the court may order or permit the filing of a motion for termination or permanent guardianship before the permanency hearing is held, consolidate hearings or provide for a different order of hearings if: 1. The permanency hearing is held no late…
A.R.S. § 8-865 Change of judge; procedure; definitions
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1. The judge has been engaged as counsel in the matter before appointment or election as a judge. 2. The judge has an interest in the matter. 3. The judge is related to either party in the matter. 4. The judge is a material witness in the matter. 5. A party has cause to believe a…
A.R.S. § 8-871 Permanent guardianship of a child
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A. The court may establish a permanent guardianship between a child and the guardian if the prospective guardianship is in the child's best interests and all of the following apply: 1. The child has been adjudicated a dependent child or is the subject of a pending dependency peti…
A.R.S. § 8-872 Permanent guardianship; procedure
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A. Any party to a dependency proceeding or a pending dependency proceeding may file a motion for permanent guardianship. The motion shall be verified by the person who files the motion and shall include the following: 1. The name, sex, residence and date and place of birth of the…
A.R.S. § 8-873 Revocation of permanent guardianship
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A. The child, a parent of the child, the guardian of the child or any party to the dependency proceeding may file a petition for the revocation of an order granting permanent guardianship if there is a significant change of circumstances, including: 1. The child's parent is able …
A.R.S. § 8-873.01 Permanent guardianship dependency proceedings; reunification services
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A. If a dependency petition is filed on a permanent guardian, the court shall order reunification services in the pending dependency proceeding for the parent whose child was previously adjudicated dependent resulting in the appointment of the permanent guardian if, after receivi…
A.R.S. § 8-874 Appointment of successor permanent guardian
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A. If a permanent guardian appointed pursuant to section 8-872 is unable or unwilling to continue to serve as permanent guardian, the permanent guardian, the division or an interested party may file a motion for appointment of a successor permanent guardian. The motion shall be v…
A.R.S. § 8-882 Program development
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In assisting the development of community programs, the department of child safety in partnership with the Arizona health care cost containment system as joint administrators of the program shall consider the following issues: 1. The determination of eligibility and a screening p…
A.R.S. § 8-883 Requirements for contractors
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In developing the requirements for contractors who provide prevention and treatment of substance abuse in communities, the department of child safety in partnership with the Arizona health care cost containment system as joint administrators of the program shall: 1. Prescribe tha…
A.R.S. § 8-884 Evaluation of community programs; annual report
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A. In developing the method of evaluating community substance abuse prevention and treatment programs, the department of child safety in partnership with the Arizona health care cost containment system as joint administrators of the program shall prescribe evaluation factors that…
A.R.S. § 8-891 In-home intervention
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A. After the filing of a dependency petition, the court may order in-home intervention if all of the following are true: 1. The child has not been removed pursuant to article 9 of this chapter. 2. In-home intervention appears likely to resolve the risk issues described in paragra…
A.R.S. § 8-892 Compliance
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If the parent, guardian or custodian violates the in-home intervention order, the court may take whatever steps it deems necessary to obtain compliance or may rescind the order and set the dependency adjudication hearing as provided in sections 8-842 and 8-843.