In the fall of 2024, the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) mailed letters to parents who once had an open dependecy and/or severance case.
Did you receive a letter? Visit the DCS letter page for more information.
Additional time for mailing or e-mailing
Except as provided in Rule 114(a), if a person is required to do something within a specified period of time after service of a document, and the document is served by first class postal mail, or by e-mail, then five (5) calendar days are added after the specified period would otherwise expire under Rule 115(a). The term “mail” used in this rule includes every type of professional delivery service except same day hand-delivery. This paragraph does not apply to the distribution of a notice of entry of judgment as provided by Rule 139(f). [ARCP 6(e)]