Substantial and Continuing Change in Circumstances Requirement to Modify Child Custody in Arizona In Arizona, a parent must show a substantial and continuing change in circumstances has occurred that justifies a trial judge...

One of the issues in an Arizona child relocation case may be calculating the distance a parent intends to relocate with a child. The Arizona Court of Appeals in the case of Thompson vs. Thompson answered the question of how a...

Some people ask us how a child’s medical expenses that are not covered by insurance are divided between parents in an Arizona child support case. The Arizona Court of Appeals in the published case of Amadore v. Lifgren...

In order to modify a child support order in Arizona, a parent must first establish that a change in circumstances has occurred that justifies modification of the existing child support order. The Arizona Court of Appeals in...

The State of Arizona through the Arizona Department of Child Safety may take custody of a child if, after their investigation, they determine a child is a dependent child. A parent may either voluntarily give custody of his...

If you or your spouse is a federal employee and accumulating benefits in a Civil Service Retirement System there are some things you need to know about how those benefits may be divided in a divorce in Arizona. The first...

The Arizona Court of Appeals in the case of Paul E. vs. Courtney F. addressed whether a judge has the authority to order parents to enroll their child in therapy and whether that therapist or other expert was entitled to...

We want to talk to you about what a judge should do, in an Order of Protection Hearing, when a person raises new allegations not included in the Petition for Order of Protection in Arizona. A person applying for an Order of...

Arizona’s community property laws provide the rules about how spouses divide up property when they divorce or separate. Money earned during marriage by either of them – and property purchased with it — is termed...

Divorce laws in Arizona permit a court to award alimony to a spouse in a divorce or legal separation case. Alimony in Arizona is an amount a judge may order one spouse to pay the other spouse for financial support for a...