Court Opinion

ID: 9527878
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 03:35:17.917903+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:26:15.681701
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FERNANDEZ, Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. I believe the record compels a finding that appellant has met his burden of proving substantial and continuing changed circumstances pursuant to A.R.S. § 25-327(A). In my review of the record, I did not find reasonable evidence to support the trial court’s finding that appellee continues to meet the requirements of § 25-319.
It appears that both the majority of this court and the trial court have resorted to speculation as to the length of time appellee will continue to be employed in finding that she still meets the requirements of § 25-319, an impermissible approach under Scott v. Scott, 121 Ariz. 492, 591 P.2d 980 (1979) and In re Marriage of Rowe, 117 Ariz. 474, 573 P.2d 874 (1978).
I would remand for a determination of whether to reduce the award or to terminate it.