Marriage in General is Hard Work If you’re reading this article and are married, have been married, or are getting married, you know (or should know) that marriage is hard work! Between juggling schedules, working, paying bills, raising children, it’s sometimes hard...
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Who do you turn to? Divorce & Family Law
Turn to the Professionals (An Attorney) If the “check engine” light comes on, you take your car to a mechanic for service. If you need a root canal, you go see your dentist. If you have a legal issue, do you go see an attorney? You are probably thinking lawyers are...
Who do you turn to? Divorce & Family Law
Turn to the Professionals (An Attorney) If the “check engine” light comes on, you take your car to a mechanic for service. If you need a root canal, you go see your dentist. If you have a legal issue, do you go see an attorney? You are probably thinking lawyers are...
When “Legal” Matters?
For a lawyer, it always does! However, “normal” people (nonlawyers) often have differing views. The two most often confused areas are whether Arizona recognizes common law marriage (it does not) and whether a period of physical separation counts as a legal separation...
The Dreaded “A” Word: Alimony
“Alimony” in AZ is called “Spousal Maintenance” One of the most common questions I am asked as a family law (divorce) attorney is about “alimony” – will someone have to pay, how much will they have to pay, will someone receive alimony? Their neighbor “got” thousands...
Kindergarten Taught Us All We Need to Know!
“Affluenza” “Affluenza.” Remember that catch phrase? For me, it’ll rank up there with twerking, photo bomb and selfies of new phrases that should be relieved of their duties as words. I will freely admit that I had to look up twerking on the Internet to find out what...
New Year, New You?
Happy New Year! Have you made your new year’s resolution? I think I usually hear people listing getting in shape, losing weight or paying debt at the top of their resolutions. But there are other things that should be considered as well. The beginning of the new year...
I’M MOVING OUT…. What Can I take?
It’s a new year and a time for resolutions While that may mean losing the inevitable holiday weight gained over the last two months, it may be more serious and involve a decision that a relationship just is not working. If you have decided to end a marriage and...
Sole Versus Joint? What Does Decision-Making Mean?
Custody Laws in Arizona I wrote an article a few months back about the changes to Arizona Custody Laws. In summary, in family law cases “custody,” as it was formerly known, no longer exists. Now, divorced or non-married parents have either joint or sole...
I Want to File for Divorce… Now What?
Dissolution of Marriage In Arizona, proceedings to end a marriage are called a dissolution of marriage. Arizona is a no-fault state, meaning that one person does not need give a reason why the marriage is over, but must simply state that it is irretrievably broken and...