Guides
Guides for Arizona families
Guides on DCS investigations, adoption, parental rights, Central Registry findings, juvenile court, and related family legal questions.
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- Central Registry & PSRT
- Private Severance & Termination
- Adoption
- Grandparents Rights
- Placement Rights
- Juvenile Delinquency Defense
- Dependency & Neglect
- Personal Injury
- Placement Rights
September 10, 2026
Foster and kinship placement rights in Arizona dependency court
How Arizona foster and kinship caregivers can seek a court voice, protect placement stability, and keep permanence on the table.
- Central Registry & PSRT
September 9, 2026
Why You Need an Attorney at Your Central Registry Hearing
Why Arizona Central Registry hearings differ from courtroom trials — hearsay rules, evidence weight, cross-examination, and the 20-day deadline to request a hearing.
- Private Severance & Termination
September 9, 2026
Serving an Absent Parent by Publication in an Arizona Private Severance Case
How Arizona private severance cases can use service by publication when a parent cannot be found — due diligence, notice rules, and what publication does not decide.
- Personal Injury
September 7, 2026
When an injury hits your whole household
What to document after a parent or caregiver is hurt — medical bills, missed work, and caregiving gaps — so an injury claim reflects the real cost.
- Juvenile Delinquency Defense
September 6, 2026
Juvenile court vs. adult court when your child is charged
How Arizona juvenile delinquency differs from adult criminal court — goals, hearings, and what parents should know at the first advisory hearing.
- Central Registry & PSRT
September 5, 2026
What a DCS substantiated finding and the Central Registry mean
How Arizona’s Central Registry works, why appeal windows are short, and what a proposed substantiated finding can mean for work, licensing, and caregiving.
- Grandparents Rights
September 4, 2026
Can grandparents intervene in an Arizona dependency case?
How kinship caregivers can seek a voice in juvenile court — visitation, placement, and why grandparents are rarely appointed counsel automatically.
- Private Severance & Termination
September 3, 2026
What a private severance (JS) case means
What an Arizona private severance (JS) case means — how it differs from a DCS severance, and why it often sits in front of adoption.
- Adoption
September 2, 2026
Choosing an Arizona adoption path
Foster-to-adopt, private placement, stepparent, and other Arizona routes — how they differ, what must be clear before finalization, and how to pick the track that can actually finish.
- Dependency & Neglect
September 1, 2026
When DCS first contacts your family
What an Arizona DCS investigation can mean, what rights you have on first contact, and steady first steps before small choices reshape the case.
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