Every parent has a duty to provide financial support to their legal children. This includes biological children and adopted children. This is a legal duty that remains in place regardless of whether the parents of a child separate or get divorced. When parents do separate or divorce, however, the court will often use a legally…
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What Is Parental Alienation?
It is an unfortunate reality that divorces can get messy. They are personal and emotional. When children are involved, the impacts can run particularly deep. Sometimes, parents cannot separate the hurt they are feeling and it comes out in unproductive and even emotionally harmful ways. For instance, a parent may make it a mission to…
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What Is a Gray Divorce
In recent years, there has been an increasing number of what has come to be referred to as “gray divorces.” More people are getting divorced later in life. In many cases, these are couples who may have stuck together until their children grew up and went off to college and then, when faced with an…
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How Is Property Divided in an Arizona Divorce?
Have you decided to get a divorce? Divorce can be a difficult time and one filled with many changes that will set the tone for your life far into the future. One of the bigger things happening during the divorce process that can have a significant impact on your post-divorce life is the division of…
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How Are Child Care Expenses Divided After Divorce?
It is no secret. Children are expensive. Think about it. Think about what goes into raising and caring for a child, financially speaking. There may be more expenses than you realize. There are expenses that go far beyond providing for a child’s basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter. There are school fees. There…
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My Ex Still Owes Child Support, But My Child Just Turned 18. Can I Still Get the Payments Owed?
Parents, regardless of being married, divorced, or never married at all, remain obligated to provide for their child. Child support orders are a means to help ensure that every child has his or her basic needs provided for. Arizona state law dictates the method by which child support is calculated. Courts are directed to utilize…
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How Is a Divorce Different from an Annulment?
You may have heard the terms “divorce” and “annulment” used interchangeably, however a divorce and an annulment are two different concepts. Understanding the difference can be helpful if you are considering separating from your spouse. This article will provide an overview of what an annulment is, how it is different from a divorce, and how…
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How to Avoid Divorce Litigation
Going through a marital breakup is never easy, especially when a divorce proceeding becomes highly contentious. If disputes arise over key issues such as dividing marital assets or child custody and visitation, the court battle could become lengthy and expensive. For couples who wish to avoid the emotional and financial fall out of a highly-contested…
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Will I Still Get Alimony if My Ex Goes Bankrupt?
Spousal maintenance can be a hotly contested issue in a divorce. In Arizona, either spouse has the right to request that the court grant an order for spousal maintenance, more commonly known as “alimony.” While either spouse has the right to make such a request, there is no guarantee that the court will award alimony….
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How Do I Begin Divorce Proceedings?
Have you decided that a divorce is the best path forward? It can be a difficult, but necessary, decision to make. While you may have made this choice, it is a big first step, you are probably aware that there are many more steps you will need to take and many more decisions you will…
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