by Cristi McMurdie | Jul 15, 2024 | family law tempe az, Paternity & Father's Rights
Establishing paternity in Arizona is a crucial aspect of family law, providing a legal acknowledgment of the relationship between a father and child. For parents who are unmarried, paternity establishment is essential for securing a father’s rights to...
by Cristi McMurdie | May 31, 2024 | Co-Parenting, family law tempe az, Paternity & Father's Rights, Uncategorized
As Father’s Day nears, it’s an opportune time to focus on the crucial role that fathers play in the lives of their children, particularly within the framework of Arizona’s family law. McMurdie Law & Mediation understands that fathers are...
by Cristi McMurdie | Dec 14, 2023 | Child Custody, Child Support, Co-Parenting, Paternity & Father's Rights, Property Division
Splitting up is always complex and emotional for any couple, married or not. Challenges may get more complicated if you do not have the protection our state law affords married people. That is unless, you have done some advanced consideration in case a separation...
by Cristi McMurdie | Jun 14, 2023 | Child Support, Co-Parenting, Paternity & Father's Rights, Scottsdale Divorce Lawyer, Tempe Divorce Lawyer
Fathers have always been pivotal in the development of their Children. And in the last decade or two, our social expectations have increased in the participation that Fathers have in their children’s lives. In fact, equal parenting has become a starting point in most...
by Cristi McMurdie | Dec 19, 2022 | Co-Parenting, Divorce, Parental Rights, Paternity & Father's Rights, Scottsdale Divorce Lawyer, Tempe Divorce Lawyer
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...
by Cristi McMurdie | Mar 22, 2022 | Child Support, Parental Rights, Paternity & Father's Rights, Tempe Divorce Lawyer
How to establish paternity rights for unmarried fathers In Arizona, when a child is born to a married couple, it is presumed that the husband is the biological and legal father of the child. So, when a couple divorces, child support, custody and a parenting plan are...
