NICAISE v. SUNDARAM

No. 1 CA-CV 17-0069 FC.

418 P.3d 1045 (2018)

785 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 12

In re the Matter of: Robert J. NICAISE, Jr., Petitioner/Appellee, v. Aparna SUNDARAM, Respondent/Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.

FILED March 1, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Karla L. Calahan, Scottsdale, By Karla L. Calahan , Counsel for Petitioner/Appellee.

Horne Slaton, PLLC, Scottsdale, By Sandra Slaton , Kristin M. Roebuck Bethell , Counsel for Respondent/Appellant.

Judge Peter B. Swann delivered the opinion of the court, in which Presiding Judge Paul J. McMurdie and Judge James B. Morse Jr. joined.


OPINION

¶ 1 In this family-law appeal, we hold that decrees awarding joint legal decision-making with one parent having the final decision-making authority on certain issues must be interpreted as awarding sole legal decision-making on those issues. We further hold that while the court may base an award of legal decision...

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