Jordan C. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security

How courts have described this case

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• finding that an agency fails to make sufficient family reunification efforts when it neglects to offer the services recommended by its consulting experts
• stating that the superior court is in the best position to weigh evidence, observe the parties, and judge the credibility of witnesses
• stating that the court will affirm a termination order if it is supported by reasonable evidence in the record
• explaining that relevant circumstances are those “existing at the time of the severance that prevent a parent from being able to appropriately provide for his or her children”
• viewing the evidence and reasonable inferences therefrom “in the light most favorable to sustaining the court’s decision”
• noting the severance statutes allow the court to consider the parent’s participation when assessing the adequacy of the services DCS provided

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).