WELCH-DODEN v. ROBERTS

No. 1 CA-SA 01-0246.

42 P.3d 1166 (2002)

202 Ariz. 201

Melissa Marie WELCH-DODEN, Petitioner, v. The Honorable David L. ROBERTS, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, Respondent Judge, Terry Jay Welch-Doden, Real Party in Interest.

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

March 21, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Stephens, P.C., by Bill Stephens, Phoenix, for Petitioner.

Terry Jay Welch-Doden, Wanette, OK, In Propria Persona.


OPINION

BARKER, Judge.

¶ 1 This opinion resolves a statutory conflict in the meaning of "home state" as that phrase is used to determine initial jurisdiction between competing states in child custody disputes under Arizona's newly adopted Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act ("UCCJEA"). Ariz.Rev.Stat. ("A.R.S.") §§ 25-1001 to -1067 (Supp.2001). This opinion also addresses other issues concerning the implementation of the...

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