Reeck v. Mendoza

OPINION

OLSON, Judge.*

¶ 1 This family court ease requires us to examine whether a final award of attorneys’ fees is a prerequisite to appellate jurisdiction over a decision that resolves the merits of a petition for child support. A recent opinion by a different panel of this court held that a family court decision does not become final for purposes of appeal until the issue of attorneys’ fees has been resolved. See Ghadimi v. Soraya, 230 Ariz. 621, 623-24, ¶¶ 13-15, 285 P.3d 969, 971-72 (App.2012).1 We reach the opposite conclusion with respect to the order at issue here.2

¶ 2 Appellant Brian…