VALERIE M. v. ARIZONA DEPT. OF ECONOM. SEC.

No. CV-08-0252-PR.

198 P.3d 1203 (2009)

VALERIE M., Appellant, v. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY, Kaydee V., Randy V., Zachary V., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

January 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra L. Massetto, Attorney at Law By Sandra L. Massetto, Phoenix, Attorney for Valerie M.

Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General By Dawn R. Williams, Assistant Attorney General, Tucson, Attorneys for Arizona Department of Economic Security.


OPINION

BALES, Justice.

¶ 1 Under Arizona law, parental rights may be terminated if clear and convincing evidence establishes a statutorily identified ground, such as abandonment or neglect, and a preponderance of the evidence shows that termination is in the child's best interests. We hold that the Indian Child Welfare Act ("ICWA"), 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 to 1963 (2000), does not require these state-law findings to be made by a higher standard...

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