Does Remarriage Affect Child Support Amounts? In Arizona, following a divorce or legal decision-making case, one parent may be court-ordered to pay a monthly child support amount to the other parent modeled on the idea that a child should receive …
Creating a Parenting Plan: Co-Parenting in Arizona When decisions regarding legal decision-making (custody) of children go through the court in Arizona, a legal parenting plan agreement will also be established. While legal decision-making refers to who is given the authority …
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What Rights Does an Unmarried Mother Have in Arizona? In the state of Arizona, when a child is born to married parents, both parents are presumed to be the legal parents of the child, affording them full and equal rights …
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Child Endangerment Putting a child in harm’s way in any scenario is a serious offense. Arizona handles endangerment charges broadly, and state law does not provide “child endangerment” as a specific offense. Instead, child endangerment can result from committing general …
Unilateral Legal Decision-Making. Is it Allowed? In Arizona, “legal decision-making” means “the legal right and responsibility to make all nonemergency legal decisions for a child including those regarding education, health care, religious training, and personal care decisions. For the purposes …
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Sole versus Joint Legal Decision-Making in Arizona In the state of Arizona, legal decision-making (LDM), often referred to as child custody, is determined according to the best interests of the child. As outlined in A.R.S. 25-403, in determining a child’s …
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How is Child Support Determined in Arizona? Divorces that involve children often end with some amount of child support payment being ordered. This can even be true in cases in which the parents share equal parenting time with their children, …
Dangerous Crimes Against Children: A.R.S. 13-705 The state of Arizona punishes offenders who commit crimes against children more harshly than it does crimes committed against adults. Children are more vulnerable than adults and state law is designed to maintain their …
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Termination of Parental Rights (Severance): A.R.S. 8-533 Family law cases are often the most emotionally challenging in the legal field, with cases involving children being among the most difficult. When a biological parent demonstrates an inability to care for their …
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Long-Distance Parenting Guidelines in Arizona When it comes to establishing parenting plans and parenting time, courts will always rule in the best interests of the child. However, parents who live more than 100 miles apart from each other, or who …
