Swaim v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that in parental severance matters, judges must protect a child’s interest in stability and security
• noting that when circumstances prevent a parent \from exercising traditional methods of bonding . . . he must act persistently to establish the relationship however possible\
• noting standing is not jurisdictional in Arizona and court may consider merits if not raised below
• affirming termination “because [the parent] failed to promptly and persistently grasp the opportunity to develop a relationship with his child or assert his legal rights”
• affirming termination \because [the parent] failed to promptly and persistently grasp the opportunity to develop a relationship with his child or assert his legal rights\
• affirming termination where the parent “failed to promptly and persistently grasp the opportunity to develop a relationship with his child or assert his legal rights”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).