Facebook Leads to Bigamy Arrest The headline read something like that a few years ago in the newspaper which, being a divorce attorney, caught my attention. A man had been married, separated from his first wife, changed his name, moved and a few years later married a...
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Child Custody Questions: Who Gets to Enroll the Kids in School?
Child Custody and School Enrollment We know it may seem early for such a question, but with notices already going out to prepare for school enrollment for next year, we felt this is a very important question to get on early. We hear comments like: “She moved to...
Considering Dissolution (Divorce) or Reconciliation?
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...
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...