Family Law

While no family is perfect, some families in Arizona and elsewhere deal with more complex matters than others. Take divorce for example. When parents part ways, this may be beneficial for the spouses because the marriage is no longer working. However, this can be a major and even traumatic life event for the children involved.

The ones most affected by a troubled marriage are the children of the estranged couple. In order to provide those children with stability in their tender years, it is often the grandparents who step in to help. However, grandparents can have access to those children only after establishing visitation rights. Laws in Arizona recognize a grandparent’s

Children who grow up in wealthy and even middle-class families have educational advantages that poorer children don’t. Even if their parents don’t have a great deal of money, if the marriage is stable and there’s little family dysfunction in the home, kids typically fare better in school than their peers who grow up in homes

An Arizona appellate court has ruled in a much-watched case involving a divorced couple who has been fighting over what to do with their fertilized embryos. Those embryos were produced during an in-vitro fertilization (IVF) process the couple used before they were married. The majority of the Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling

Not all divorced parents share custody of their children. For a variety of reasons, your co-parent may have little or no contact with your child. Perhaps there were issues with drugs, alcohol or violence that have made it unsafe and unhealthy for your child to be around them. Your co-parent may have moved far away

If you’re a divorcing parent, one of the items you and your spouse need to address in your child custody and support agreements is your children’s health care. Insurance coverage is key. You need to determine which of you will be responsible for it. If you and your spouse both have insurance coverage through an

Holiday gift giving can be a minefield for divorced parents and their children. Some kids might view receiving two sets of presents as one of the few upsides of their parents’ divorce. However, if parents don’t handle their gift giving in a mature and unselfish way, they can create highly stressful, unhappy situations for their

Divorce rates have remained steady in Arizona over the past few years. They’ve even outpaced national averages most years. This has led many to inquire what happens with their kids and assets when they divorce in the state. Arizona is community property state. This generally means that any marital assets would have to be split

Is this your family’s first fall since you and your spouse broke up? Maybe you’ve been separated or divorced for a time, but one or more of your kids is moving up to middle school or high school this year. Either way, this time of year brings challenges for co-parents who are no longer together