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Adoption and Child Welfare

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Summary of Arizona Adoption Statutes

This Summary includes the following information

  • Who May be Adopted

  • Who May Place an Adoptee

  • Who May Adopt

  • Who May not Adopt

  • Types of Adoptions

  • Consent Requirements and Information

  • Procedures

  • Safe Surrender Laws

  • Access to Records

  • Financial Issues

Summary of Arizona Termination of Parental Rights Statutes

This Summary includes statutes and explanations of following information

  • Involuntary Parental termination

  • Notice Rights

  • Grounds for Parental Termination

  • Process

  • Dispositions

    • To access links to Arizona statues, cases and articles about adoption and Child Welfare, go to http://www.adoptionchildwelfarelaw.org/ 


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    • My husband died 4 months after we married. Under Arizona law, am I entitled to anything in his estate. He did not have a will.
    • How can I help my fatherk who is elderly kick his grandson out of his house if he is an alcoholic and won't seek help. He also neglects his son so he can drink.
    • I am my sisters gaurdian and She just graduated and from high school and she feels that she grown and doesn't want to put anymore strain on me. Which we had an agreement, saying once she graduated she can move out. So does she need any papers say she can make it on her own.
    • Our original divorce decree did not stipulate payment for secondary education. Can this be modified now that the children are 18 and in college. Child Support payments are still being made.
    • How many people can live in a 2 bedroom house?
    • Ex husband and I have legal discussion making. I have weekends& school breaks. He has m-f, I live in Phoenix. Having difficulties with him not wanting to send me a picture and if he can have my son call me after the games/when they are not busy. He is claiming that it's too hard for him to do but was able to take a picture of his gf & post it online. Then he states that I can be involved by giving him money, this isn't court order. Not having too I already asked aug and july. What can I do to enforces this or talk to someone about his actions? He is consisting says his gf a better mom than me.
    • can i move out at age 14?
    • i am 18 my mom kicked me out of the home and will not allow me to see my own child
    • I have sole custody of my 12 yr old daughter and my current husband has been laid off and we have no current income. Husband's company contacted him about a possible job opening in a different state. I understand that I must send a certified notification to ex-spouse but am I required also to notify the courts and/or complete a visitation modication?
    • I have been told that is a mother and father of a child come to an agreement on custody, child support and other issues pertaining to the child that they can write it out sign it notarize it and it is legal and will hold up in court. Is this true?

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    • State Bar of Arizona
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      Referral number 602-257-4434
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      www.pimacountybar.org
      Referral number 520-623-4625
    • National Domestic Violence Hotline
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    .pdf  Order of Protection Flowchart ReadSpeaker

    .pdf  Divorce/Legal Separation Flowchart ReadSpeaker

    .pdf  Arizona Orden de Proteccion Diagrama de flujo ReadSpeaker

    .pdf  Divorcio y Separacion Legal de Arizona Diagrama de flujo ReadSpeaker

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