Author

Deandra Arena

Deandra Arena

Deandra Arena is an attorney at Woodnick Law, PLLC. She previously was an assistant attorney general for the Protective Services Section (representing DCS) in Arizona. She is licensed to practice in Arizona and California.

COMMENTARY

The impact of the Department of Child Safety’s document failure on parents

By: - August 23, 2023

On Aug. 21, a letter from the state attorney representing the Department of Child Safety (DCS) went out to all presiding judges across Arizona requesting that they “suspend any trials and severance proceedings” set in the next two weeks after a review revealed thousands of documents were not made discoverable in more than 3,800 cases. […]