# Ariz. R. P. Juv. Ct. 302: Rule 302. Definitions > Arizona · Court rules · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_AZ_ARJP_R302 ## Section - **Citation:** Ariz. R. P. Juv. Ct. 302 - **Heading:** Rule 302. Definitions - **Jurisdiction:** Arizona - **Kind:** Court rules - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Arizona Court Rules / Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court / Part III. Child Dependency and Guardianship, Termination of Parental Rights / 1. General Provisions › Parties and Participants / Rule 302 ## Text (a) “Parent” as used in Part III includes those defined as such in Rule 102 and, except in termination proceedings, also includes a guardian appointed by the court under Title 8 or Title 14 and an Indian custodian. (b) “Party” means a child, parent, guardian, DCS, any petitioner, and any person, Indian tribe, or entity that the court has allowed to intervene. (c) “Participant” includes any person permitted by the court or authorized by law to participate in the proceedings. Participants must be notified of all applicable proceedings as required by law or court order. A participant is not a party. (d) Definitions Under ICWA. (1) “ Parent” means any biological parent of an Indian child or any Indian person who has lawfully adopted an Indian child, including adoptions under tribal law or custom. It does not include the unwed father where paternity has not been acknowledged or established. (2) “Indian Child” means any unmarried person under the age of 18 who is either a member of an Indian tribe or is eligible for membership in an Indian tribe and is the biological child of a member of the Indian tribe. See 25 C.F.R. § 23.2. If there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child, the court must treat the child as an Indian child unless and until it is determined on the record that the child does not meet the definition of an Indian child pursuant to 25 C.F.R. § 23.107. (3) “Indian Child's Tribe” means the Indian tribe in which an Indian child is a member or eligible for membership or, in the case of an Indian child who is a member of or eligible for membership in more than one tribe, the Indian tribe with which the Indian child has the more significant contacts. (4) “Indian Custodian” means any Indian person who has legal custody of an Indian child under tribal law or custom or under state law, or to whom temporary physical care, custody, and control has been transferred by the parent of the child dian child who is a member of or eligible for membership in more than one tribe, the Indian tribe with which the Indian child has the more significant contacts. (4) “Indian Custodian” means any Indian person who has legal custody of an Indian child under tribal law or custom or under state law, or to whom temporary physical care, custody, and control has been transferred by the parent of the child. (5) “Indian Tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians recognized as eligible for services provided to Indians by the Secretary of the Interior because of their status as Indians, including any Alaska Native village as defined in 43 U.S.C. § 1602(c). (6) “Extended Family Member” means a person as defined by law or custom of the Indian child's tribe, or, in the absence of such law or custom, a person who has reached the age of 18 and who is the Indian child's grandparent, aunt or uncle, sister or brother, sister-in-law or brother-in-law, niece or nephew, first or second cousin, or step-parent. ## Nearby sections - [Ariz. R. P. Juv. Ct. 301 Rule 301. 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