PAUL E. v. COURTNEY F.

No. CV-18-0111-PR.

439 P.3d 1169 (2019)

PAUL E., Petitioner/Appellant, v. COURTNEY F., Respondent/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed April 25, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul F. Eckstein (argued), Michael P. Berman , Perkins Coie, LLP, Phoenix; Todd Franks , Robert C. Houser , Franks Law Offices, P.C., Phoenix, Attorneys for Paul E.

Taylor C. Young (argued), Mandel Young PLC, Phoenix; Steven D. Wolfson , Michelle N. Khazai , Dickinson Wright PLLC, Phoenix; Catherine Sakimura , Pro Hac Vice, National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA, Attorneys for Courtney F.

Helen R. Davis , The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A., Phoenix; Annette T. Burns , The Law Offices of Annette T. Burns, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers — Arizona Chapter.

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


¶1 When a family court designates one parent as the sole legal decision-maker for a child, unless the parties agree otherwise, the court may limit the decision-maker's authority only as necessary to prevent endangering the child's physical health or significantly impairing the child's emotional development...

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