When child custody issues are resolved during an Arizona divorce, two key questions must be answered: how legal decisions will be made for the child and how parents will share time actually spent with the child. Because custody decisions depend on many factors that are unique to each family, the best…
When two spouses begin the divorce process, they may be surprised by the financial issues involved. In many ways, divorce is similar to splitting up a business partnership. Although the personal emotions run deeper, the financial side of divorce can and should be handled with the same measured approach one would…
Child support can be a contentious issue for those Arizona families dealing with dissolution or parenting time division. The purpose of child support is provide for the needs of the children despite the separation or divorce of the parents. Arizona courts consider many factors when deciding whether child support should be ordered…
“Parenting time” in Arizona is typically shared between divorcing spouses who are both the parents of a child. How parenting time is scheduled depends on the particular circumstances of each family — including the parents’ schedules and the age and needs of each child. What Are Some Considerations When Scheduling…
Parents of teenagers who are considering divorce face some of the same challenges as the parents of younger children, as well as some challenges that are unique to raising teens. Arizona’s family law courts prefer that parents create joint parenting time plans when possible, which are intended to allow each parent…
In the famous first line of Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy wrote that “every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Certainly, no one knows the relationships between you and your planned heirs better than you do, which includes knowing when and where conflicts are most likely to arise when it…
During the divorce process, you and your spouse may benefit by coming to an agreement regarding several issues. Some of those issues might include division of the marital property, child custody arrangements, and whether child and/or spousal support is needed. Despite the large role that finances may play in these…
In 1998, Arizona’s legislature passed a law to create the option of a “covenant marriage” This option does not affect the standard laws for Arizona marriages, but it creates a separate option for couples who wish to choose it. What are Some of the Basics of Covenant Marriage in…
Marriage and divorce may affect Social Security retirement or disability benefits in several ways. Understanding how marriage and Social Security laws work can help you protect any benefits you may receive in the event that you proceed through a divorce. What Are Some Social Security Spousal Benefits? The Social Security Administration (SSA) allows spouses…
Alimony, often called “spousal support” or “spousal maintenance,” is money that one spouse pays to the other spouse. It may be paid during a divorce, after the divorce is final, or during both periods. Men and women are equally eligible to pay or to receive spousal maintenance payments in Arizona. Maintenance is…
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