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 [...]
Not All Assets Equally Split upon Divorce or Death
In an Arizona divorce, the law does not require that each marital asset be divided equally [...]
Unequal Division of Real Estate Affirmed on Appeal
About 18 months ago, I posted about a divorce case of mine in which we [...]
SB 1202 Would Expand Rights of Unmarried Fathers
When married parents divorce in Arizona, neither parent has superior rights to their children until [...]