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GOODMAN v. FORSEN

No. 1 CA-CV 14-0844 FC.

366 P.3d 587 (2016)

239 Ariz. 110

Nicole GOODMAN, Petitioner/Appellee, v. Tashina FORSEN, Respondent/Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.

January 28, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Berkshire Law Office, PLLC, By Keith Berkshire , J. Alexander Dattilo , Megan Lankford , Phoenix, Counsel for Respondent/Appellant.

Rubin & Ansel, PLLC, By Yvette D. Ansel , Scottsdale, Counsel for Petitioner/Appellee.

Judge PETER B. SWANN delivered the opinion of the court, in which Presiding Judge KENTON D. JONES and Judge MICHAEL J. BROWN joined.

OPINION

¶ 1 In 2013, the legislature amended A.R.S. § 25-409 to require that a court give "special weight" to a parent's decision to oppose visitation between a child and a nonparent. We hold that a parent opposing visitation does not bear the burden of proof under this statute, and that "special weight" means the...

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