JESSIE D. v. DEPT. OF CHILD SAFETY

No. CV-19-0321-PR.

495 P.3d 914 (2021)

JESSIE D., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY, F.V., M.D., M.D., C.D., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed October 8, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Vierling (argued), Vierling Law Offices, Phoenix, Attorney for Jessie D.

Mark Brnovich , Arizona Attorney General, Drew C. Ensign , Section Chief Counsel, Civil Appeals Section, Dawn R. Williams (argued), Toni M. Valadez , Sandra L. Nahigian , Assistant Attorneys General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Department of Child Safety.

JUSTICE BEENE authored the Opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL, VICE CHIEF JUSTICE TIMMER, JUSTICE LOPEZ, and JUDGE STARING joined. JUSTICE BOLICK concurred in part and in the judgment.


¶ 1 Under A.R.S. § 8-533(B)(4), a court may terminate a parent-child relationship if the parent is convicted of a felony and the resulting prison sentence "is of such length that the child will be deprived of a normal home for a period of years." In Michael J. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security...

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