The out-of-court statements or nonverbal conduct of a minor regarding acts of abuse or neglect perpetrated on the minor are admissible for all purposes in any adoption, dependency, termination of parental rights or guardianship proceeding under this title if the time, content and circumstances of such a statement or nonverbal conduct provide sufficient indication of its reliability.
A.R.S. § 8-237
Statement or conduct of minor; hearsay exception
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Department of Child Safety v. Beene (2014)
Most recently applied in Department of Child Safety v. Beene (July 2014)
Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.