When you divorce with children, you will need to work together long-term with your children’s other parent. In the vast majority of cases, both parents will remain involved in the children’s lives for years or decades to come. Ideally, divorcing parents will be able...
Child Custody
Negotiating a parenting schedule for summer vacation
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...
Do parents get a 50/50 share of parenting time in Arizona?
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...
What will a parenting evaluator do?
An independent parenting evaluation may be performed in certain divorce and child custody cases. The court may order an evaluation, or the parties may agree to have one completed. This occurs most often in cases where the parents can’t come to any agreement about the...
Dividing holidays and school breaks in your parenting plan
The holidays are an important time for both parents and children. When it comes to parents who are or will be subject to parenting orders, some decisions need to be made on how to share this time fairly. Legally, the schedule for holidays, vacations and school breaks...
We may be able to help with child custody and relocation
A few weeks ago, we talked about relocation in the context of child custody. This matter can be highly important and extremely difficult to handle. You might find yourself in a position where you need to move for work or family matters, but you don't know if you can...
It is important to understand child custody and relocation
Life brings us many changes. While individuals may marry, have children and settle down, their individual lives may eventually force them to move. Though this might seem like a normal aspect of life, it can be a difficult issue when divorce, child custody and...
What is joint custody and how can it help me?
Oftentimes when parents split one of the most hotly contested issues is child custody. There are many ways to approach the matter, including seeking sole custody. Yet, many parents choose to opt for joint custody, which, in many instances, supports the best interests...
Fathers’ rights in child custody matters
This blog often discusses how the custody of a child during a divorce can be a highly contested issue full of emotions. While this is certainly true for some couples, child custody disputes can arise in other contexts as well, particularly when a child is born out of...
What are ‘the child’s best interests’ in a child custody dispute?
Many divorces occur in Arizona each year, with various legal issues coming to the forefront depending on each case's unique circumstances. However, one of the most contested divorce legal issues is child custody. Quite often, parents have heated, emotion-fueled...