MARY ELLEN C. v. ARIZONA DEPT. OF ECONOMIC

No. 1CA-JV 98-0130.

971 P.2d 1046 (1999)

193 Ariz. 185

MARY ELLEN C., Appellant, v. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY and Destiny C., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

January 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol Coghlan, Phoenix, Attorney for Appellant.

Mary C. McDonald, Glendale, Attorney for Appellee Child.

Grant Woods, Attorney General by Kim Zack, Assistant Attorney General, Mesa, Attorneys for Appellee Arizona Department of Economic Security.


OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

¶ 1 It is well established that the State, before acting to terminate parental rights, has an affirmative duty to make all reasonable efforts to preserve the family relationship. See Maricopa County Juv. Action No. JS-6520, 157 Ariz. 238, 241, 756 P.2d 335, 338 (App.1988); see also Maricopa County Juv. Action No. JA 33794, 171 Ariz...

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