MATTER OF JUV. ACTION NO. JS-500274

No. CV-89-0379-PR.

167 Ariz. 1 (1990)

804 P.2d 730

In the Matter of the APPEAL IN MARICOPA COUNTY JUVENILE ACTION NO. JS-500274.

Supreme Court of Arizona. En Banc.

September 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmichael & Powell, P.C. by Laurence B. Stevens and Claudia J. Kroman, Phoenix, for Natural Father.

Helm & Kyle, Ltd. by Margaret R. Tinsley, Tempe, for Natural Mother.


OPINION

MOELLER, Justice.

JURISDICTION

In this proceeding a mother seeks to terminate a father's parental rights. The juvenile court found the father had abandoned his sons and granted the request for termination. The court of appeals reversed, holding that, notwithstanding the finding of abandonment, the termination order was not supported by evidence showing that termination was in the best interests of the child. 163 Ariz. 19

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