If you have kids and have decided to get a divorce, you are no doubt concerned about how the divorce will affect them. The truth is that most kids can learn to process a divorce in a healthy way, as long as they are given the basic tools to do so. Here are five tips...
Whether you’re divorcing or coming to parenting arrangements with an unmarried ex-partner, you’ll need to decide how to handle summer vacation. The rules are different for vacations and override your regular parenting schedule, so you will need to negotiate. It’s...
If you have good reason to fear your ex may harm or neglect your children, there may be a chance to change your parenting order. However, doing this is only allowed on a very limited basis. In general, you have to wait a year since your last parenting order was issued...
No. Arizona law requires unmarried parents to establish paternity in a legal proceeding before the father has any parenting rights. You can sign an acknowledgement of paternity, which will institute a child support obligation, but an acknowledgement of paternity alone...
After a divorce or parenting case, it is usual for each parent to have a share of the total time available with the children. This share is called their “parenting time.” A court order for parenting time is just that – a court order. Once it is in place, the parents...
Dividing your property and debts in a divorce is a complex task, in most cases. In Arizona, most of the assets and debts you accrue during a marriage are considered part of your community property as a couple. Once you have determined what is included in the community...
In general, it’s relatively easy to change your name in Arizona. You can do so as long as it would not affect the rights of another person, such as a creditor. It can easily be done as part of a divorce. According to Arizona law, you can resume your original,...
The cost of college has never been higher, but most parents still want to give their kids the option of getting a degree. Yet, although about four in 10 marriages end in divorce, many parents don’t have a plan for how to pay for college on their own. Unfortunately,...
Both Arizona and military law offer protections against domestic abuse and violence. If you are experiencing emotional or psychological abuse, economic control, interference with your personal liberties, threats of force, attempts at force or violence by an intimate...
In general, Arizona law encourages equal parenting time when both parents are fit and able to participate. Your actual share of parenting time could depend on your circumstances, but you should start with the assumption that each parent will be with the child about...