According to the most recent data from the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Arizona is fifth in the nation in the percentage of people not paying court-ordered child support. That's as of fiscal year 2016. Nearly two-thirds of those ordered to pay child support in...
Though many Arizona residents hope that they will personally be able to care for their parents or other elderly loved ones, that may not always be a plausible arrangement. Additionally, if a person becomes unable to make decisions for him or herself, and no one was...
Couples decide for any one of a number of reasons to freeze embryos to use at a later time to have children. When they do, they often sign a contract that stipulates what will happen to the embryos if they divorce. Will they go to one of the spouses, be destroyed,...
Some Arizonans are fortunate enough to inherit homes, significant retirement accounts and valuable jewelry and antiques when their parents die. However, many people's parents are able to leave them virtually nothing of any monetary value. In fact, they may die in...
You've heard the saying that something "isn't worth the paper it's printed on." That's true of prenuptial agreements. If a prenup isn't drawn up properly and if both parties aren't fully on-board and understanding of what's in it, all or part of it can be tossed by a...
Married couples go through a multitude of changes over the years. Sometimes, these changes make it impossible for them to continue as a couple. When one spouse becomes considerably more successful and begins to earn a lot more money than the other, that can upset the...
If you have a spouse who is good with managing money, you may leave your finances as a couple in his or her hands. However, even if your spouse is handling things honestly, that leaves you in the dark whether your marriage ends by death or divorce.Even spouses who...
Though you may have known several people throughout your life who have gone through divorce, you may not have known what to expect when the time came for your own. At first, you may have been caught unawares, or maybe you felt that it was for the best, but once you...
As spring break nears, newly-separated or divorced parents who are turning their kids over to their co-parent for a vacation are likely to feel pangs of sadness that they'll no longer be part of all of their kids' family vacations. The kids will now be making some...
People often consider leaving one or more of their adult children out of their estate plan because they believe they have been or would be irresponsible with a large amount of money. Sometimes they plan to disinherit them because they've been unable to overcome...
