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Cochise County attorney's civil division outlines workload, rising public-records and zoning cases
Summary
The county attorney's civil division gave an annual briefing covering adoptions, guardianships, tax appeals, a rising volume of public-records requests (driven largely by sheriff's office requests), and a notable uptick in planning-and-zoning enforcement. Staff flagged time-sensitive election and litigation matters and listed staffing and facility constraints for Title 36 mental-health cases.
The Cochise County Attorney's civil division presented an annual overview to the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 24, reporting workload shifts across adoptions, guardianships, tax appeals and public-records requests.
County Attorney staff said the office provides free adoption services mainly for familial adoptions processed through the Department of Child Safety and noted a sharp decrease in finalized adoption filings in 2025 compared with the recent mean. Katharine Barney, the division paralegal who oversees many Title 36 (mental-health commitment) filings, said the office filed 142…
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