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,...
As was discussed last week on our blog, child support can be an immensely complicated issue. Determining what counts as income for child support purposes can be difficult in its own nature, but finding an appropriate amount for child support to be paid can be just as...
A few weeks ago we discussed what types of income may be counted in a child support determination. As discussed then, any wages, overtime pay, pension, investment income, and veteran and military benefits may be counted. However, a recent Court of Appeals decision may...
If you are going through a divorce or are contemplating doing so, you may fear about your children's future and how marriage dissolution may affect your relationship with them. Though child custody arrangements may be your primary concern, you should also think about...
The process of going through a divorce can be an immensely challenging time. Spouses often have to contend with several issues before their marriage can be dissolved, including emotional connections and disconnections, property division, child support, and child...
Arizonans often struggle with difficult family law issues. When a divorce is in the works, a couple might have heated arguments of property division, which could set the stage for one's financial future. They might also have emotional battles over child custody and...
Many Arizonans know that divorce can be expensive. An individual may be ordered to give up major assets, like a home, during a settlement or judgment in addition to being forced to pay alimony. Another potentially expensive aspect of marriage dissolution is child...
Parents who get divorced have a whole host of legal issues to address. From alimony and property division to child custody and child support issues, these individuals can often find themselves amidst a brutal legal fight. However, when it comes to issues that affect a...
Child support is important for both a child and his or her custodial parent's well-being. These payments help cover a child's everyday expenses, educational costs, extracurricular expenses and healthcare. By doing so, child support relieves a custodial parent's...
Oftentimes when people think of child support issues they conjure up images of so-called deadbeat parents who intentionally fail to make good on their child support obligations. This, however, is not always the case. Sometimes unexpected events make it difficult, and...