19303 12/24, 12/31/24, 1/7, 1/14/25 DCS'S NOTICE OF

19303 12/24, 12/31/24, 1/7, 1/14/25 DCS'S NOTICE OF HEARING ON DEPENDENCY PETITION No. JD202400023 (Honorable Timothy M. Wright) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GILA In the Matter of: ASHER JOEL FLORES d.o.b. 09/04/2024 Person under 18 years of age. TO: JOLANDA KAYE FLORES, parent and/or guardian of the above-named child. 1. The Department of Child Safety has filed a Dependency Petition pursuant to Title 8, of the Arizona Revised Statutes, Rules 4.1 and 4.2 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule 329 of the Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court. 2. The Court has set an Initial hearing on the 16th day of January, 2025 at 11:00 a.m., and a Publication hearing on the 20th day of February, 2025 at 11:30 a.m., at the Gila County Superior Court, 714 South Beeline Highway Ste 104, Payson, Arizona 85541, before the Honorable Timothy M. Wright for the purpose of determining whether any parent or guardian named herein is contesting the allegations in the Petition. 3. You and your child are entitled to have an attorney present at the hearing. You may hire your own attorney or, if you cannot afford an attorney and want to be represented by an attorney, one may be appointed by the Court. 4. You have a right to appear as a party in this proceeding. You are advised that your failure to personally appear in court at the initial hearing, pretrial conference, status conference or dependency adjudication, without good cause shown, may result in a finding that you have waived your legal rights and have admitted the allegations in the Petition. In addition, if you fail to appear, without good cause, the hearing may go forward in your absence and may result in an adjudication of dependency, termination of your parental rights or the establishment of a permanent guardianship based upon the record and the evidence presented to the court, as well as an order of paternity, custody, or change of custody in a consolidated family law matter and an order for child support if paternity has been established. 5. Notice is given that DCS is proposing to substantiate any allegations of abuse and/or neglect contained in the dependency petition for placement in the DCS Central Registry. The DCS Central Registry is a confidential list of DCS findings that tracks abuse and neglect. If the court finds your child dependent based upon allegations of abuse and/or neglect contained in the dependency petition, you will be placed in the DCS Central Registry. See A.R.S. § 8-804. 6. If you are receiving this Notice by publication, you may obtain a copy of the Dependency Petition, Notice of Hearing, and Temporary Orders by submitting a written request to: R KEITH PERKINS, Office of the Attorney General, CFP/PSS, 120 W. 1st Avenue, 2nd Floor, Mesa, Arizona 85210 The assigned case manager is Miriam Holman and may be reached by telephone at (928) 468-9873. 7. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the court by parties at least three working days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding and can be made by calling (928) 474-3978. 8. You have the right to make a request or motion prior to any hearing that the hearing be closed to the public. DATED this 13th day of December, 2024. KRISTIN K. MAYES Attorney General /s/ Keith Perkins R KEITH PERKINS Assistant Attorney General 12/24, 12/31/24, 1/7, 1/14/25 CNS-3879900#