Child Custody

When a marriage ends, your children often feel the impact first. Every family is different, but careful planning and clear communication can make a real difference. In Arizona, courts focus on the best interests of your children when approving custody and parenting...

Life changes quickly, and the arrangement that once worked for your child may no longer be suitable. If you are facing a situation where your current custody order no longer meets your child’s needs, understanding how to modify it in Arizona and knowing your options...

Nothing is ever the same after a divorce — not for the former couple and especially not for the children. That is why custody orders are created, so both parents can maintain a healthy relationship with the child or children. Sometimes, though, changes that jeopardize...

Co-parenting can be hard. You and your child’s other parent might have conflicting ideas about how to raise your child, and personal animosities can get in the way of effective parenting strategies. Poor communication, personal grudges and misunderstandings can lead...

A child custody dispute can create an excessive amount of stress for you and your child. While getting through the issues associated with one of these cases can be tough, they can be even more challenging when parents live in different states or different countries....

If you want to protect your child, you need to be prepared to seek a custody modification when the facts warrant it. There are several issues that can justify a motion to modify custody or visitation, but you must provide evidence to support your motion, which can be...

Parental alienation is more common than you might think. In fact, some studies have shown that as many as 25% of parents engage in alienating behavior, sometimes even several years after a divorce is finalized. And this behavior can cause significant harm to you, your...

As time changes, your existing child custody order might become untenable. Or you may choose to forego a formal custody order altogether. Although in some instances those approaches can lead to a significant amount of conflict, in others the parents agree that change...

You might breathe a sigh of relief once your child custody dispute is settled. But, as you well know, that isn’t the end of your co-parenting struggles. As time goes on, you and your child’s other parent might fight over everything from visitation schedules,...

Ordinarily, both parents have rights to parenting time and decision-making about their child's education and upbringing. If the parents are divorced, it's likely that they have formalized these rights in a child custody agreement. This is also true in many cases...