Child Custody and Parenting Time: Understanding Co-parenting In Arizona
During your divorce or legal separation process, parents must decide how much time the child(ren) will spend with each parent and which parent will be responsible for providing daily care. Since 2013, Arizona law has used the terms legal decision-making and parenting...
A simple guide to creating a holiday co-parenting plan that works
The holidays are a time for family, fun, festivities, traditions and memories. When you're also dealing with a divorce or breakup, the holiday season can be a challenging time. You're probably wondering how you can make sure your kids have a happy holiday season while...
Wedding Crashers: How Mediation Helps Resolve Conflict
The opening scene of the movie Wedding Crashers shows a couple in the middle of divorce negotiations, each represented by their attorney. Mediators Jeremy and John bring a neutral, albeit unorthodox, perspective to a contentious negotiation. Though there is so much...
Collaborative Divorce: Your Divorce Outside the Court?
The Collaborative Divorce Process Collaborative Divorce Process is a progressive team-based alternative dispute resolution process that is legal in Arizona under a Rule that was passed in 2016. Collaborative divorce relies upon a client-selected professional team...
How to File for Divorce in Arizona
Divorce is a challenging process on nearly every level one can imagine – especially on emotional, mental and financial levels. It's also extremely important to follow the legal process “to the letter” to minimize frustration with the process and avoid having “redos” –...
Mental Health During a Divorce
We are all generally aware that divorce has a huge impact on our emotional and psychological well-being. We all know that it really “rocks the boat” in all parts of our lives. The various stages you will go through during your divorce can take its toll, and even if...
What Type of Legal Representation or Process is Right for You?
If you are going through a divorce, trying to negotiate a new or different parenting time schedule, or seeking rights as a grandparent, hiring a lawyer is likely something you might have considered. It is important to know that there are different types of legal...
Mediation For Family Law Disputes? Yes!
Mediation offers benefits for all sorts of legal matters, and while many people consider it a method for business resolutions, mediation can be a very effective way to resolve family law matters, as well. Resolving marital or family disputes through mediation is...
What You Need to Know about Modifying Child Support in Arizona
Modifying Child Support in Arizona is possible if you can show that there has been a change in your circumstances. As a parent, it's natural to want to provide for your children and make sure they have everything they need. Child support payments, however, should be...
Power of the Prenup – Prenuptial Agreements in Arizona
Prenuptial agreements in Arizona can protect financial accounts, assets and separate business during a divorce, but are they necessary for everyone? Read on... We are in the full swing of the summer wedding season! With all that the engaged couple has to plan and...
Summertime and the 5-2-2-5 Co-parenting Arrangement
Summer break has begun for most school districts throughout Arizona, which often means summer camp, and traveling on vacations for many families. Co-parenting can make summer activities and family trips challenging to work around, with so many “moving parts” that you...
Will I lose retirement savings because of divorce?
It is commonly known that with divorce comes dividing up your assets, your debts and most often your home. Sometime what is forgotten is the retirement savings because they are generally set up in one of the spouse names and there may be a presumption that it...
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