ICPC State Pages

About the ICPC

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) was established in 1974 and consists of members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The AAICPC has authority under ICPC to "promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact." The AAICPC obtains its Secretariat Services, as an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA).

For more information, please visit the AAICPC website.

Contact the AAICPC

American Public Human Services Association
1133 Nineteenth Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 682-0100
fax: (202) 289-6555

Web Manager: Carla Fults [cfults@aphsa.org]

Click on a state to see it's page:

ICPC STATE Pages

Arizona

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Arizona Time · Phone: (602) 255-2500 · Fax: (833) 889-7317

Arizona Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)

Home study for adoption conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR):

Home study for relatives conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR):

After TPR, relatives are no longer relatives and a foster care or adoptive home study must be requested:

Relative Home Study

Define Relative:

2nd degree

Relatives must be licensed:

Proof of Paternity is required:

Yes: Paternity Test

Arizona considers the following types and degrees of relation as relative placements. Individuals related in the 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree and 4th degree (You may need to refer to your state's consanguinity chart or state statute to determine relations or relative status.):

2nd Degree (grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin)