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HAYS v. GAMA

No. CV-02-0316-PR.

67 P.3d 695 (2003)

205 Ariz. 99

Elizabeth K. HAYS, Petitioner, v. The Honorable J. Richard GAMA, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, Respondent Judge, Donald T. Hays, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

April 25, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patterson & Simiele by Scott L. Patterson, Tempe, Attorneys for Petitioner Elizabeth K. Hays.

John R. Zarzynski, Mesa, Attorney for Real Party in Interest Donald T. Hays.

Dianne Post, Phoenix, Attorney for Amici Curiae Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc. and Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, Inc.

OPINION

HURWITZ, Justice.

¶ 1 This case involves the dissolution of a marriage and a hotly contested child custody dispute. We granted review to consider whether certain contempt sanctions imposed on a party for disobeying an order improperly interfered with the superior court's duty to determine the best interests of the child in awarding custody.

I.

¶ 2 On June 9, 2000, Elizabeth K. Hays ("Mother") filed a petition in superior...

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