Some people ask is separate property liable for community debt in Arizona. Under Arizona law, earnings of either spouse during a marriage are community property. In a divorce, the court divides the community property between...

The parties were married for fifteen years when the wife petitioned for divorce in 2007. During the case, the husband notified the court of injuries he sustained in a 2010 car accident. He informed the court his injuries...

The Arizona Court of Appeals in the unpublished case of McGinnis v. D’Alton reviewed a trial judge’s ruling granting Mother sole legal decision making of the parties’ children. The father was also ordered to...

Mr. Skirboll (Husband) appealed a court order from his divorce trial. The order applied a ten percent interest rate to a judgment entered against him. The trial court denied his request to offset monies his wife was...

We want to talk about the enforcement of financial agreements between unmarried couples in Arizona. Under Arizona law, the community property laws protect each spouse’s share of the assets earned during a marriage. However,...

Property Settlement Agreements: Estate of Messer Sometimes spouses reach a complete property settlement disposing of all community property they acquired during a marriage. Arizona law provides that if they sign this kind of...

Under Arizona community property laws, all earnings by either spouse during a marriage are presumed to belong to the community. If a spouse incurs a separate debt during the marriage, a creditor cannot collect the debt from...

In Arizona, all money acquired by either spouse during the course of the marriage – other than gifts and inherited property — is presumed to be community property in which each spouse has an interest. This community...

You might smile or cry when you think about how naïve you were when you married. You probably thought that you and your family would never end up in divorce court. But don’t be too hard on yourself. Half of all those who...

A power of attorney is a legal document that gives someone else the authority to act on behalf of the person signing it. In Arizona, powers of attorney are interpreted narrowly, rather than broadly, to reduce rather than...