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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What is Sole and Separate Property? When it comes to marriage, Arizona is a community property state. This means that property that is acquired by either spouse during the marriage is jointly held by each. Property can include assets such
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What is a Resolution Management Conference (RMC)? Family law proceedings, such as divorces and parenting issues, are often some of the most challenging legal cases, with a variety of roadblocks and disputed issues. Because of this, a Resolution Management Conference
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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,
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Failing to Pay Child Support When a party in a family law case is court-ordered to pay child support to their child’s other parent, the payments are usually made to the central support payment clearinghouse run by the Arizona Department
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What is a Stipulated Order in a Family Law Case? Family law cases are often fraught with emotional tension and can lead to multiple court hearings, or even trial, where a judge, rather than the parties themselves, decides the terms
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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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What is a Rule 69 Agreement? Family law cases, particularly those involving divorces and the parenting time of children, can be complicated. When the terms of these cases are ruled upon by judges, rather than the parties themselves, the lead-up
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What is a China Doll Affidavit? In family court cases, attorney’s fees can be awarded after the filing of an application and affidavit that depicts the attorney’s billable rates, billable time, and tasks, ordering one party to pay some or
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Unlawful Imprisonment Arizona defines the crime of unlawful imprisonment as “knowingly restraining another person.” There is not required to be any injury inflicted upon the victim, nor for the offender to have an intent of malice, in order for a
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