RIEPE v. RIEPE

No. 1 CA-CV 03-0184.

91 P.3d 312 (2004)

208 Ariz. 90

Janette Rae Smith RIEPE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Brandy Jo RIEPE, Respondent-Appellee.

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

As Amended June 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hufford, Horstman, Mongini, Parnell & McCarthy, P.C., by Philip (Jay) McCarthy, Jr., Flagstaff, Attorneys for Petitioner-Appellant.

Consuelo A. Brennan, Flagstaff, Attorney for Respondent-Appellee.


OPINION

TIMMER, Judge.

¶ 1 Can the superior court award in loco parentis visitation to a widowed step-mother pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes ("A.R.S.") section 25-415(C) (2000) when the stepchild enjoyed good relationships with both legal parents before the father's death and the child is currently parented by his legal mother? We address this issue in Janette Rae Smith Riepe's ("Stepmother") appeal from the denial of her petition for visitation...

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