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RUVALCABA BY STUBBLEFIELD v. RUVALCABA

No. 1 CA-CV 90-400.

174 Ariz. 436 (1993)

850 P.2d 674

In re the Marriage of: Peggy RUVALCABA, By and Through her temporary guardian, Betty STUBBLEFIELD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Francisco RUVALCABA, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department E.

April 8, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Keith S. Knochel by Micheel J. Hildebrand, Bullhead City, for petitioner-appellant.

Community Legal Services by Sharon Sergent, Phoenix, for respondent-appellee.

OPINION

GRANT, Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal by the trial court of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage filed by a Guardian on behalf of her incompetent adult daughter. We must decide as an issue of first impression whether a guardian can petition for dissolution of marriage on behalf of an incompetent adult ward. We answer the question raised by this appeal in the affirmative for the reasons set forth in this opinion.

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