Heflin v. Heflin
CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona
Date FiledNovember 13, 2026
Docket1 CA-CV 26-0282 FC
JudgeCynthia J. Bailey
StatusUnpublished
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Full Opinion
NOTICE: NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL
AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.
IN THE
ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS
DIVISION ONE
In re the Matter of:
RACHEL HEFLIN, Petitioner/Appellee,
v.
CODY HEFLIN, Respondent/Appellant.
No. 1 CA-CV 26-0282 FC
FILED 11-13-2026
Appeal from the Superior Court in Maricopa County
No. FC2023-004402
The Honorable Ashley V. Halvorson, Judge
AFFIRMED
COUNSEL
Gallagher & Kennedy, P A, Phoenix
By Melissa F. Benson, Josefa A. Rodriguez, Kyle B. James
Counsel for Petitioner/Appellee
Cody Heflin, Gilbert
Respondent/Appellant
HEFLIN v. HEFLIN
Decision of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
Presiding Judge Cynthia J. Bailey delivered the decision of the Court, in
which Judge Angela K. Paton and Judge Michael J. Brown joined.
B A I L E Y, Judge:
¶1 This is an appeal from an order modifying parenting time and
child support. For the following reasons, we affirm.
¶2 Cody Heflin (“Father”) and Rachel Heflin (“Mother”)
married in 2018 and had children in 2020 and 2022. In January 2025, they
divorced under a decree of dissolution that established equal parenting
time and required Father to pay child support. In February 2026, the court
issued an order reducing Father’s parenting time to every other weekend
and increasing his child support obligation.
¶3 Father timely appealed. We have jurisdiction under Arizona
Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) §§ 12-120.21(A)(1) and -2101(A)(1).
¶4 By his reply brief, Father withdrew all but one of the
arguments set forth in his opening brief, stated that he no longer seeks relief
as to the remaining argument, and concluded that he “does not ask this
Court to vacate or remand the February [] 2026 Order.” We do not address
withdrawn issues. See Hrudka v. Hrudka, 186 Ariz. 84, 88 n.1 (App. 1995).
And Father’s appeal is moot. See Sedona Priv. Prop. Owners Ass’n v. City of
Sedona, 192 Ariz. 126, 127, ¶ 5 (App. 1998) (citation omitted) (“A case
becomes moot when . . . the outcome of the appeal [would] have no
practical effect on the parties.”).
¶5 Mother requests attorneys’ fees under A.R.S. §§ 12-349 and
25-324. Considering the relevant factors, we decline Mother’s request for
attorneys’ fees. See A.R.S. §§ 12-349, 25-324. But we award Mother her
taxable costs on appeal upon compliance with Arizona Rule of Civil
Appellate Procedure 21.
¶6 We affirm.
MATTHEW J. MARTIN • Clerk of the Court
FILED: JR
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