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What Legal Decision Making Really Means in Arizona Custody Cases

What Legal Decision Making Really Means in Arizona Custody Cases

by Cristi McMurdie | Sep 15, 2026 | Child Custody, Co-Parenting, Legal Decision Making, Parenting Plans, Tempe Divorce Lawyer

When parents separate or divorce, one of the biggest questions and areas of emotional concern is often, “Who gets custody?” In Arizona, however, the law uses different terminology than many states to reduce the  bias that was attached to those old terms, “custody,”...

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