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turns on application of statutory provisions, given that this court’s appellate jurisdiction “is defined, and limited, by the Legislature.” Brumett v. MGA Home Healthcare, L.L.C., ¶ 4 (App. 2016) (citations omitted); accord Ariz. Const. art. 6, § 9 (“The jurisdiction, powers, duties and composition of any intermediate appellate court shall be as provided by law.”); ¶ 8 (App. 1 Absent material revisions after the relevant dates, statutes and rules cited refer to the current version unless otherwi

¶6 Mother argues this court lacks appellate jurisdiction over the denial of Father’s petition to modify “because Father did not timely file a notice of appeal.” Conceding the November 2022 minute entry was unsigned, Mother argues that, because it resolves a post-decree petition, it “did not need to be signed to be an appealable order.” ¶ 10 (Ariz. 2021), she argues that Father’s petition constitutes a “special order issued after entry of a judgment” which “is appealable without a certification o

¶¶ 12–13 (App. 2021), this court held that fully resolved post-decree orders are appealable under A.R.S.

which addressed whether parties may challenge post-decree orders in a Rule 83 motion to alter or amend.

“Whether this court has appellate jurisdiction turns on compliance with (1) the applicable statute on which appellate jurisdiction is based and (2) any applicable procedural rules.” –75, ¶ 8 (App. 2021).

We have an independent obligation to determine whether we have appellate jurisdiction, and it is a question of law that we review de novo

we have jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a final judgment or “[f]rom any special order made after final judgment.” ¶7 A post-judgment order may be appealed if the order: (1) “involve[s] different issues than those that would arise from an appeal from the underlying judgment,” and (2) “affect[s] the underlying judgment by enforcing it or staying its execution.” ¶ 10 (App. 2021) (internal quotation marks omitted).

The superior court must have “fully resolved all issues raised in a post-decree motion or petition before an appeal can be taken.” ¶ 14 (App. 2021).

See Ariz. Rev. Stat. (“A.R.S.”) § 12-2101(A)(2); ¶ 1 (App. 2021).

¶7 We have jurisdiction over Husband’s timely appeal under Article 6, Section 9, of the Arizona Constitution and Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 12-2101(A)(1) and (2); ¶ 1 (App. 2021).

¶ 1 (App. 2021).1 DISCUSSION I. The Spousal Maintenance Award is Vacated and Remanded.

¶ 10 (App. 2021) (special orders made after final judgment must “affect ‘the underlying judgment by enforcing it or staying its execution’” (–27 (App. 1995))); ¶ 14 (App. 2011) (an appealable special order “alters the legal r

“Whether this court has appellate jurisdiction turns on compliance with (1) the applicable statute on which appellate jurisdiction is based and (2) any applicable procedural rules.” –75, ¶ 8 (App. 2021).

¶ 1 (App. 2021).2 DISCUSSION ¶6 Mother argues the superior court erred in: (1) calculating her income and awarding Father $661 in monthly child support; (2) allocating the proceeds from the marital home; (3) allocating the proceeds from the minivan; (4) dividing the per

§ 12-2101(A)(2); ¶ 1 (App. 2021).

¶ 14 (App. 2021) (to be appealable, a special order after final judgment must resolve all issues raised in the petition that initiated the post-decree proceeding).

§ 12-2101(A)(2); ¶ 1 (App. 2021).

sections 12- 120.21(A)(1) and -2101(A)(2) (2021).3 ¶ 1 (App. 2021).

And generally, an appeal may only be taken from a post-decree order once the family court has “fully resolved all issues raised in a post-decree motion or petition.” ¶ 14 (App. 2021); see also A.R.S.

2 -75, ¶ 12 (App. 2021) holds that Ariz. R. Fam.

§ 12-2101(A)(2), which allows appeal “[f]rom any special order made after final judgment.” ¶¶ 10– 3 VAN CAMP v. VAN CAMP Decision of the Court 11 (App. 2021) (quoting A.R.S.