Donald W. v. Dcs, M.D.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that a child welfare agency’s “lack of knowledge” about out-of-state biological father’s fitness “is not a basis to keep a child in out-of-home placement”
• concluding that a child welfare agency’s “lack of knowledge” about out-of-state biological father’s fitness “is not a basis to keep a child in out-of-home placement”
• noting that “diligent effort” requires DCS to “make reasonable efforts to assist the parent in areas where compliance proves difficult”
• explaining that courts must consider the entire dependency and weigh the totality of the circumstances
• explaining that when judging diligent efforts, the superior court looks to the “totality of the circumstances”
• noting that a court must consider “both the origin and any cause arising during the dependency”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re: R.S.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2019-08-28
• Francine C. v. Dcs
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2020-06-23
• Jessica P. v. Dcs, H.P.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2020-07-28
• Brionna J. v. Dcs, A.V.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2022-05-24
• Brionna J. v. dcs/a.V.
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2023-08-08
• In Re Term of Parental Rights as to Z.L.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2023-09-05
• In Re Term of Parental Rights as to J.C.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2024-12-31

Cites

16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Santosky v. Kramer
  Supreme Court· 1982-02-22· cited 9,761×
• Kent K. v. Bobby M.
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2005-04-28· cited 751×
• Jordan C. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2009-11-10· cited 360×
• In Re the Appeal in Maricopa County Juvenile Action No. JS-500274
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1990-09-18· cited 276×
• Mary Ellen C. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1999-01-19· cited 251×
• Orange County Social Services Agency v. Lorenzo M.
  California Court of Appeal· 1991-10-18· cited 209×
• Father in Pima County Juvenile Action No. S-114487 v. Adam
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1994-06-23· cited 102×
• Marina P. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2007-02-20· cited 94×
• Arizona State Department of Public Welfare v. Barlow
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1956-04-17· cited 63×
• Roberto F. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2013-04-30· cited 43×
• Arizona Department of Economic Security v. Leonardo
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2001-05-03· cited 42×
• In Re Alexis O.
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 2008-10-29· cited 34×
• Ripley v. Godden
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1954-02-26· cited 30×
• In the Matter of Rachel R. Alexander
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2013-05-02· cited 28×
• Riverside County Department of Public Social Services v. B.B.
  California Court of Appeal· 2010-09-27· cited 15×
• In re the Appeal in Pima County Juvenile Action No. 86192
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1986-10-23· cited 3×