Some people ask whether a person can waive spousal maintenance in a prenuptial agreement in Arizona. In Arizona, it had long been the rule that agreements made before marriage affecting alimony or spousal maintenance were...

In Arizona, the family court includes decisions regarding support obligations and the division of marital assets in the final divorce decree. In some cases, one or both of the parties may not cooperate fully. The court makes...

In the unpublished Arizona Court of Appeals case of Costa v. Costa, Nanci J. Costa, Wife appealed the trial court’s order granting Husband a modification of spousal maintenance. In Arizona, a modification of spousal...

In the unpublished Arizona Court of Appeals decision in Schott v. Schott, Richard Schott (Husband) appealed the family court’s decision to increase his spousal maintenance payments to Danielle Schott (Wife). The husband...

In Arizona, spousal support begins on a specific day and continues for the time specified in the divorce decree. Under the law, a spouse may bring a petition to enforce the order at any time up to three years after the...

In the case of Dougall v. Dougall, the Arizona Court of Appeals addressed an appeal by Mr. Dougall of the trial court’s denial of his motion for reconsideration challenging an order pertaining to payment of spousal...

Burl Swain seeks special action relief from a family court order entered August 6, 2013, regarding the inclusion of his Title 38 Veterans Administration disability benefits in the calculation and award of spousal maintenance...

We want to talk to you about the effect of CDRP pay on alimony in Arizona. If you are reading this article, you probably already know CDRP pay refers to concurrent disability and retirement pay. The Arizona Court of Appeals...

We want to talk about the effect of merger on modification of alimony in Arizona. In Arizona, the decision of the court regarding modification of spousal maintenance is based upon Arizona Revised Statute Section 25-327(A)...

Questions sometimes arise regarding the termination of alimony on remarriage in Arizona. In Arizona, Arizona Revised Statute section 25-327(B) states: “Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the...