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Back to School for Divorced and Divorcing parents:
Going back to school can be a stressful time of year for parents and children alike. Families with divorced parents, or parents in the midst of a divorce, have more than the typical back-to-school stress, but there are things that you can do to alleviate that stress...
New Year’s Tips and Resolutions for your Divorce
The New Year is a great time to change your habits and make new beginnings. If you are thinking about a divorce or already in the midst of one, add these tips to your New Year’s Resolutions for a happier New Year and less stressed divorce transition. 1) Choose the...
How a DUI can affect your divorce and parenting time.
The holidays are a time when people love to celebrate and for some people that includes drinking alcohol. If you decide to drink and drive this holiday season and are charged with a DUI it can be financially and emotionally catastrophic to you and your family. Here...
Tips for how to help your kids have a stress-free holiday.
The holidays are a special time of year filled with excitement, anticipation and traditions. For parents, and children going through divorce, it can also be a season filled with anxiety and dread. Here are 5 tips to help your kids have a stress-free holiday season.
Recent Legislation Impacting the LGBTQ Community
A Unique View From Behind the Bench
Responsibilities of a Family Law Attorney
Divorce and Your Home: What to Do?
Back-to-School Considerations When Co-Parenting
Co-parenting 101: How to work together post-divorce
What Constitutes Fair and Adequate Spousal Support?
A marriage is entered into with the intention to create a long-lasting future with your significant other. Throughout the course of the marriage, couples establish a standard of living they can afford and desire. But if a marriage fails, this very standard of living becomes one of several factors used to determine a fair and adequate amount of spousal support. However, before a court makes this determination, it will have to first consider whether a spouse qualifies for support.
How to Navigate a Divorce When You Own a Business With Your Spouse
Divorce is complicated, especially when it comes to dividing assets. This complexity intensifies if spouses jointly own a business. After the divorce, who should get to own the business? Does the other party need to be bought out? Let’s take a closer look at how to handle this tricky issue.
What You Need to Know About Child Custody Rights
Every loving parent wants to put the best interests of their child first. Thankfully, Arizona courts agree. According to Arizona law, courts are required to put your child’s best interests above all else. Moreover, in Arizona, child custody rights are more accurately...
Responding to a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
In Arizona, when a spouse files for divorce, he or she must file a legal document referred to as a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. The spouse who files this Petition, known as the Petitioner, must also properly serve notice to the other spouse, who is referred...
How to Appeal a Court’s Decision
When parties to a divorce are unable to settle their disputes, their case will end up in court, and their disputes will be resolved by a judge. The judge’s ruling will be legally binding. A party unhappy with the judge’s decision may have the option of filing...
How to Restore a Former Name After a Divorce
Traditionally, women who marry adopted the last name of their husband. This is still true for many married women, although according to the New York Times, the number of women keeping their birth name is on the rise. But what happens if you took your husband’s name...
How Does Collaborative Divorce Work?
Collaborative divorce is an increasingly popular divorce model that prioritizes honest communication and open cooperation. This model works in any type of case with any type of issue.
Top 4 Tips on Helping Children of Divorce
Loving parents want the best for their children at all times, especially during divorce. Often, the best advice for parents is to simply keep doing what they have always done to foster a strong relationship with your children. Listening, loving and leading by example...
Is It Possible to Get Grandparents’ Rights in Arizona?
Grandparents love their grandchildren immensely and often serve as great role models in a child’s life. Naturally, this deep love translates into wanting to visit and interact with their grandchildren. But sometimes, a divorce can get in the way of this important relationship.
How is Marital Property Divided in Arizona?
How is marital property divided according to Arizona law?