Divorce Decree Does Not Change Creditors’ Rights
When a husband and wife divorce, their divorce decree typically specifies which marital debts each [...]
California's Prop 8 Gay Marriage Case Likely to go to U.S. Supreme Court
In February of this year, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a U.S. [...]
Entry of a Final Decree of Dissolution of Marriage following a Divorce Trial
This post is the last in my series titled “Arizona Divorce Procedure Step-by-Step.” This post [...]
Trying the Divorce Case in Court
This post will continue my series on Arizona Divorce Procedure Step-by-Step. My last post in [...]
Preparing the Divorce Case for Trial
It is impossible to cover every aspect of divorce trial preparation in a single blog [...]
Setting the Case for Trial
In my last post, I addressed resolving divorce cases by settlement. While settlement is the [...]
Attempting Settlement Out of Court
After the discovery phase of a divorce case, the parties should have the information they [...]
Discovery: Gathering Evidence for Trial
The process of gathering evidence and information to be used in court is called “discovery.” [...]
Obtaining Temporary Orders
Contested divorce cases can sometimes take a year or more to complete. When the husband and [...]
Finalizing a Divorce by Default
Once the petitioner has had the divorce petition and other initial documents served on the [...]