Legal Opinion
Malone v. Sullivan
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 1980No. 14541PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Justice.
This is a special action brought by petitioner Margaret Evelyn Malone to review the refusal of the court commissioner of Maricopa County to consider her petition for dissolution of marriage. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 8, Rules of Procedure for Special Actions, 17A A.R.S.
We need answer only one question: Did the commissioner abuse his discretion in refusing to consider petitioner’s petition for dissolution of marriage because the petition was filed in petitioner’s maiden or paternal surname rather than in her husband’s surname?
The facts necessary for a disposition…
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