FINCK v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. 1 CA-SA 93-0095.

177 Ariz. 417 (1993)

868 P.2d 1000

Darla FINCK, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT of the State of Arizona, In and For the COUNTY OF MARICOPA, The Honorable Thomas W. O'Toole, a judge thereof, Respondent, Michael E. FINCK and Christopher M. Finck, Minor Child of the Petitioner, By and Through His Court-Appointed Counsel, John P. Moore, Esq., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.

Review Granted February 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mallin & Brown by Robert H. Mallin, Frederic G. Lemberg, P.C. by Frederic G. Lemberg, Phoenix, for petitioner.

John P. Moore, Phoenix, for respondent Minor Child.

Michael E. Finck, in pro. per.


OPINION

NOYES, Judge.

The question presented is whether, in a domestic relations action, the superior court has jurisdiction to award visitation to step-grandparents who stand in loco parentis to the child. The trial court awarded temporary visitation to paternal step-grandparents; the child's mother filed a petition for special action. We accepted jurisdiction and granted relief, concluding that the trial court exceeded its jurisdiction. We issued...

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