In this article, I’m going to share 12 essential tips for resolving parenting disputes. Parenting is a huge responsibility and when dealing with the daily activities of a family there is bound to be conflict. It can be even more challenging if both parents are divorced. Everyone has a different parenting style and the chances
Category: Child Custody
Child Custody Issues in Arizona – Parenting Time and Legal Decision Making
Trials on issues of Parenting Time and Legal Decision-Making are often very emotional, difficult processes for all parties involved. Knowing what to expect from trials on these types of child custody issues can help clarify the purpose of a trial, set expectations, and help you best prepare. Child Custody Issues in Arizona Legal Decision-Making is
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Family Law Trials : Child Support and Spousal Maintentance
The determination of Child Support and Spousal Maintenance are important issues affecting your ongoing financial future after a divorce. When you’re approaching an upcoming trial it’s important to understand how and what the Court will look at to determine Child Support and Spousal Maintenance and whether you’ll be liable to pay or eligible to receive
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Enforcement of Orders
As we’ve established over this blog series, things are always changing and sometimes these changes cannot be anticipated. When it comes to sharing custody of children, schedules can often change and compromises will have to be made. Sometimes people’s employment and financial circumstances change and support orders for child support and spousal maintenance need to
Modifying a Child Support Order
Child support, whether you are paying or receiving, is bound to be modified at one point or another, especially if the children are young when the original Order is entered. At any point in time, a parent’s income can drastically increase or decrease, whether it is because of a new position or being laid off
Modifying a Custody Order
When going through a divorce or a custody matter, often people are not thinking beyond their immediate future. Divorce is an incredibly difficult process and many people want to “just get it over with”. While the Orders may have been an accurate depiction of your financial, work and personal life at the time they were
UIFSA – What is It and How Does It Work?
The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act is similar to the UCCJEA that we discussed last week. This act was also drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in order to create uniformity between states in enforcement and modification of child support orders. Specifically the act limits the jurisdiction that can properly
UCCJEA – What is It and How Does It Work?
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act or UCCJEA deals with the enforcement of modification of Custody/Legal Decision Making and/or Parenting Time from different states and different countries. The uniform act was drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform Stat Laws back in 1997 in their mission to create laws that will
Putative Father Registry A.R.S. § 8-106.01
Paternity proceedings can be messy, especially if you are lacking information about the child or the birth of the child. The Putative Father Registry is a method for a Father to legally claim his rights to paternity. It is a useful tool for a person who believes he is the father of a child, but
Rights of the Mother
It is a popular belief that Arizona is a more “mother-friendly” state, meaning that in most paternity cases, mothers are usually awarded superior rights to the child. This belief is only partially true – once legal paternity is established by the child’s father the playing field evens out substantially. As an unwed mother, you have
