Finck V. O''toole

In an action for dissolution of marriage, the trial court awarded temporary visitation to step-grandparents standing in loco parentis to a child not common to the parties of the marriage. On special action, the court of appeals vacated the visitation award, holding that the trial court did not have jurisdiction to award visitation to the step-grandparents. Finck v. Superior Court, 177 Ariz. 417,  , 868 P.2d 1000, 1004 (App. 1993). We granted the minor child's petition for review because it presents an issue of statewide importance in family law and there are conflicting court of appeals opinions on this issue. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const., art. § 5(3) and Rule 23, Ariz. R. Civ. App. P.