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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION DOES NOT CREATE
LEGAL PRECEDENT AND MAY NOT BE CITED EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED.
IN THE
MEMORANDUM DECISION
Judge Lawrence F. Winthrop delivered the decision of the Court, in which
Presiding Judge Patricia K. Norris and Judge John C. Gemmill joined.
W I N T H R O P, Judge:
1
Jaimee S. (Mother) appeals the juvenile courts order
terminating her parental rights to L.B. and L.B. (collectively, the
children). Mother alleges the juvenile court erred when it found (1)
Mother is unable to discharge her parental responsibilities due to a history
of drug abuse and (2) Mother substantially neglected or willfully refused to
remedy the circumstances that caused the children to be in an out-of-home
placement.1 For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
2
In January 2013, the Arizona Department of Economic
Security (ADES) 2 filed a dependency petition against both Mother and
the childrens biological father Shannon B. (Father). In April 2013, the
court found the children dependent as to Mother and Father and approved
ADES case plan of family reunification concurrent with severance and
adoption. In August 2013, the juvenile court found both parents were
working toward family reunification and directed that the parents had 60
days to try and complete the services that they need to complete. At the
following report and review hearing in October 2013, the juvenile court
reprimanded the parents on their failure to engage in services, warning the
parents better step it up.
3
Over Mothers objection, the juvenile court changed the case
plan to severance and adoption in December 2013. In January 2014, ADES
Mother does not appeal the juvenile courts finding that the
termination of her parental rights serves the best interests of the children.
1
While Mother has not tested positive for drugs since November 2013,
she has missed three required urinalysis tests. A missed test is considered
a positive test result. In addition, Mothers drug screenings past April 2014
are not contained in the record; thus, there is no way to verify the accuracy
of this assertion. Moreover, there is nothing in the record to show Mother
has found permanent employment or a stable living environment, which
would assist in her ability to effectively care for the children.
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