NICAISE v. SUNDARAM

No. CV-18-0089-PR.

432 P.3d 925 (2019)

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

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed January 17, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Karla L. Calahan, P.C., Karla L. Calahan (argued), Phoenix, Attorneys for Petitioner/Appellee.

Rader, Sheldon & Stoutner, PLLC, Diana I. Rader (argued), Marc R. Grant, Jr. , Phoenix, Attorneys for Respondent/Appellant.

JUSTICE BOLICK authored the opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BALES, VICE CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL, and JUSTICES PELANDER, TIMMER, GOULD, and LOPEZ joined.


¶ 1 This case concerns whether a family court's award of joint legal decision-making that gives one parent final legal decision-making authority over certain matters necessarily gives that parent sole legal decision-making authority. We hold that final and sole have different meanings in this...

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