After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, reunited families were able to celebrate the annual Family Reunification Day in person on Saturday.
The event aims to highlight the thousands of Arizona families who have achieved permanency after overcoming the challenges that caused their families to be separated. Permanency is the outcome of a dependency case where a parent is able to gain a family relationship that is legally recognized, according to the Juvenile Law Center.
Throughout the event, several families gathered together with food provided as they watched a children-led dance troupe. Parents were also able to play and connect with their children in carnival games. "It's so cool to be able to celebrate so many families who have worked so hard to get to this point," Bustamante said."When we are able to see families unify and work so hard to get to that point, it means everything to us as judicial officers.
Reuniting with their children has been a long journey for these parents, Bustamante said, as they previously lost custody of their children to foster care due to a variety of issues that caused them to be considered legally unsafe to have custody of their children.
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