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State of Arizona Senate Forty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session 2010
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SENATE BILL 1156 |
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AN ACT
Amending section 8‑864, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to dependent children.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 8-864, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
8-864. Timing of motions and hearings; consolidation of hearings
Notwithstanding any other statute, the court may order or permit the filing of a motion for termination or permanent guardianship before the permanency hearing is held, consolidate hearings or provide for a different order of hearings if:
1. The permanency hearing is held no later than the time prescribed in section 8‑862, subsection A.
2. The termination hearing is held no later than the time prescribed in section 8‑862, subsection D, paragraph 2.
3. The permanent guardianship hearing is held no later than the time prescribed in section 8‑862, subsection E F, paragraph 2.