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FAQ - Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time (Custody)

In the fall of 2024, the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) mailed letters to parents who once had an open dependency and/or severance case.

Did you receive a letter? Visit the DCS letter page for more information.

How can a parent obtain school, medical, and other records of their child after dissolution of marriage (divorce)?

No matter which form of legal decision making is ordered, each parent is entitled to have equal access to prescription medication, documents and other information about the child unless access would endanger seriously the physical, mental, moral or emotional health of the child or parent.

Resources:

A.R.S. § 25-403.06

A.R.S. § 25-408(J)

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