Drug Testing in Child Custody Cases
When one parent accuses the other of illegal drug abuse in an Arizona child custody case, [...]
Avoiding Holiday Parenting Time Disputes
It's that time of year. It's why we close the office early on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and [...]
Debt Allocation in Divorce Decree Does Not Affect Creditors’ Rights
In the absence of a premarital agreement, most debts incurred during marriage in Arizona are "community" [...]
Kids Don’t Call the Shots in Custody Cases
There is a common misconception that at age 12 or age 14, children in child [...]
Interstate Jurisdiction Issues
The U.S. population today is highly mobile. When a divorce or child custody case is [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Gay Marriage Cases
The United States Supreme Court ruled today on two major gay marriage cases. In one, [...]
Michigan Case Decided on Gender Reassignment During Marriage
I have posted previously about whether, under Arizona’s marriage amendment, one spouse’s gender reassignment surgery [...]
Faster Hearings for Child Custody Cases
Parents seeking temporary orders for legal decision-making or parenting time will be granted faster hearings [...]
Arizona Judge Denies Divorce for Transgender "Pregnant Man"
On Friday, March 29, 2013, an Arizona trial judge denied a divorce to Thomas Beatie, [...]
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Same Sex Marriage
Most Americans have heard of “Prop 8”, the California ballot initiative which amended California’s State [...]