Traphagan v. Maricopa County Superior Court

CAMERON, Justice.

The defendant-mother, Donna Traphagan, moved to dismiss a paternity action filed by the county attorney. The motion was denied, and the mother brought a petition for special action which we granted. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Rules of Procedure for Special Actions, 17A A.R.S., and Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(1).

We have considered two issues raised by the facts in this case in a companion matter determined this day. See Sheldrick v. Superior Court, 136 Ariz. 329, 666 P.2d 74 (1983). We therefore consider only the additional issue raised by the state in this case, and that…