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JEFFREY P. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY

No. 1 CA-JV 15-0031.

368 P.3d 312 (2016)

JEFFREY P., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY, S.P., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.

March 1, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Riggs Ellsworth & Porter, PLC By Michael R. Ellsworth, Show Low, Counsel for Appellant.

Arizona Attorney General's Office By Eric K. Knobloch, Mesa, Counsel for Appellee DCS.

Presiding Judge DIANE M. JOHNSEN delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Judge KENT E. CATTANI and Judge JOHN C. GEMMILL joined.

OPINION

¶ 1 We reaffirm in this case the principle that in considering whether to terminate a parent's rights due to incarceration, the superior court may but need not presume the parent will be released from prison before completing his or her full term.

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