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How Does Adultery Affect a Divorce Proceeding?

Adultery in all forms has always been socially unacceptable and is generally considered disastrous for a marriage. As cheating often leads to the breakup of the nuclear family, infidelity is Read More

Understanding the Different Types of Parenting Time

Parents have a fundamental right to a relationship with their children. Unless a parent puts their child’s safety or well-being at risk, he or she should have ample time with Read More

How Are Spousal Support Payments Calculated?

Spousal support, also known as alimony or spousal maintenance, can be ordered by the court in divorce cases. Spousal support is granted when one party can demonstrate the need for Read More

When Is a Child Old Enough To Select a Custodial Parent?

If you are going through a divorce and have children, you need to resolve the question of child custody and how to split parenting time. A court must decide what Read More

Relocating Out of State While You’re Getting Divorced

Sometimes, a divorcing spouse’s life circumstances can change substantially, such that they need to move to a new state while the case is still pending. This can happen because of Read More

How to Set The Terms of Grandparents Visitation

In Arizona, it is possible for grandparents in certain circumstances to win court-ordered permission to visit with their grandchildren. However, the court order might go no further than requiring the Read More

When Can a Court Divide Property Unequally in an Arizona Divorce?

Arizona is a community property state, which means that a divorcing couple’s property is generally divided equally between the two of them. In exceptional circumstances, however, a court may divide Read More

Resolving Valuation Issues in a High-Net-Worth Divorce

Since Arizona is a community property state, divorce means splitting up virtually all assets acquired during the marriage, which in turn requires determining their value. This process becomes more difficult Read More

When Might an Uncontested Divorce Become Contested?

In Arizona, as elsewhere in the nation, divorce cases can take different paths depending on the spouses’ willingness to cooperate. Whether a divorce will be contested or uncontested is usually Read More

Behaviors That Can Hurt Your Case for Parenting Time

Going through a divorce can be stressful for both spouses, especially when there are contested issues over child custody and visitation — known in Arizona as parenting time. Unfortunately, many Read More

Is an Alimony Award Best Determined Through Mediation?

Alimony, which is referred to as spousal maintenance in Arizona, is a payment that one party to a divorce makes to help the other stay on solid financial footing. While Read More

Understanding How Custody Affects Child Support in Arizona

When parents divorce, a court must decide how much child support the custodial parent should receive from the non-custodial parent. Arizona uses an income-based model in calculating child support, starting Read More

Arizona Rules for a Custodial Parent Relocating With a Child

These days, it is not uncommon for people to relocate over long distances to pursue new job opportunities or to be closer to friends and family. For parents who were Read More

How Arizona Divides Community Property in a Divorce

Arizona is one of nine U.S. states that considers all of a married couple’s assets to be community property. This means that all income and property acquired by either spouse Read More

When Is a Postnuptial Agreement Valid in Arizona?

Sometimes during the course of a marriage, concerns arise between spouses about how their financial assets would be divided in the event of a divorce. For couples who did not Read More

What You Need to Show to Modify Spousal Maintenance

Spousal maintenance — known familiarly as alimony — is money that one spouse pays after a divorce to help the other spouse maintain a certain standard of living. While maintenance Read More

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