Test 0107

Sometimes a business owner's spouse is trying to seek spousal maintenance from them and also a portion of their business.

"The first thing we need to determine before we can divide up that business is, what it's worth."

The main problem we get into is people wanting to gloss over all the details that support their request to modify.

Because of recent changes to ethical rules in Arizona, people who refer a client to a lawyer can now receive a referral fee.

"A primary issue in any Arizona divorce is the division of the parties' assets."

“A parenting coordinator is a neutral third party, usually a lawyer or a psychologist, that is sort of on standby in a case to help parents when they run into disputes over their children.”

“People that rush into a divorce too quickly are making a big mistake.”

The parenting plan is …”the governing document surrounding the relationship between the parents and the children.”

“In Arizona, child support modifications are available whenever there’s been a change of circumstance that would modify the child support amount by 15% or more.”

"Most people that begin a divorce case have debts; debts that need to be allocated to one spouse or the other in the final divorce decree."

"We're in an era where the law is favoring equal decision-making authority and equal time with the parents."

“It’s usually a very efficient way to resolve disputes.”

"Marriage is on the decline in this country.  We're seeing more and more people who are having children out of wedlock."

"Orders of protection do not prevent domestic violence unless the defendant on the order of protection honors orders."

"Having a family law case...can be extremely stressful."

“One of the things that is really misunderstood by a lot of people, even lawyers, is the jurisdictional requirements that govern Arizona divorce cases.”

“It’s important, I think, when you’ve accumulated some assets and are going into a second marriage that you get a prenuptial agreement to protect yourself.”

"Whenever a client comes in we talk about how to keep the fees down."

"In any family law case that involves children, whether it's a paternity case or a divorce case with children, child support is one of the most important issues in that case."

"A lot of time people want to move with their children to a different state ... very difficult to do in Arizona."

“I’ve identified three specific things that can really alleviate these problems.”

“There are essentially four main issues that the court has to deal with and resolve.”

"Family Law is the law of family relationships."

"Once you have a judgment or a decree entered, sometimes one of the parties does not comply with the Court orders."

"Many clients come into my office and they just don't even know where to start when they want a divorce."

"I really like these evaluations, particularly when I'm representing a client who is seeking equal time with the children."  

"Under the new Rule 74, a parenting coordinator can only be put in place if both parties agree."    

"Whenever an asset is left out of a divorce decree...that asset...continues to be owned by both parties."

At the beginning of a divorce clients are "worried that the spouse is going to drain the bank accounts."

"The child has to have essentially lived with that person for some length of time and treated them as a parent."