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DONALD W., SR. v. ARIZ. DEPT. OF ECON. SEC.

No. 1 CA-JV 06-0088.

159 P.3d 65 (2007)

DONALD W., SR. and Robin C., Appellants, v. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY and Donald W., Jr., Appellees.

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

May 24, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General By Kathleen E. Skinner, Assistant Attorney General, Mesa, Attorneys for Appellees.

Paul J. Mattern, Attorney at Law, Phoenix, Attorney for Appellant Father.

John A. Cicala, Attorney at Law, Yuma, Attorney for Appellant Mother.

OPINION

KESSLER, Judge.

¶ 1 In this appeal, we determine whether parents have the right to effective assistance of appointed counsel in parental severance hearings and, if so, under which standard we determine whether counsel was ineffective. We confirm prior Arizona law holding that ineffective assistance of appointed counsel may constitute reversible error in the severance context. We further hold that for assistance of appointed counsel to withstand...

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