Rodgers v. De Arman

BERNSTEIN, Vice Chief Justice.

This matter comes to us from the Superior Court of Gila County on a petition for a writ of certiorari, consolidated by the trial court with a writ of habeas corpus. The Court of Appeals, division two, decided the matter by written decision, In re Guardianship of Rodgers, 2 Ariz.App. 51, 406 P.2d 253, and the case is now before us on a petition for review, A.R.S. § 12-120.24, 17 A.R.S. Rule 47(b), Rules of the Supreme Court.

This case involves litigation between a mother and a father over custody of their eight year old daughter. The Superior Court, after…