May 8, 2017 | Cohabitation & Domestic Partnership
I have no moral objection to people living together outside of marriage. Heck, I grew up in the ’60s and ’70s. We practically invented the concept of “Cohabitation.” As someone who has practiced Family Law for decades, I can tell you that a piece of paper does not...
Feb 22, 2017 | Decisionmaking & Parenting Time
Nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV).[1]This equates to more than 10 million victims per year, both women and men. Domestic violence harms...
Jan 18, 2017 | Family Law
In 1962, eleven years before the court decided the landmark Rowe v. Wade case, Arizona was at the center of a national firestorm regarding the issue of abortion. The controversy raged around Sherri Finkbine, a local television host on the kiddie program, “Romper...
Dec 29, 2016 | Decisionmaking & Parenting Time
In every divorce involving legal decision-making and parenting time issues, parents must strive to keep the needs of the children as their #1 priority. Children benefit most when they have relationships with both parents and tend to adjust better to divorce when: They...
Nov 17, 2016 | Spousal Maintenance
Spousal Maintenance, known in many other states as “Alimony,” is the grayest of gray areas in Arizona Family Law. Determining whether to award spousal support during a divorce is a matter of judicial discretion. This means that it is up to the judge to...
