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...

A divorce can be complicated. Divorce in Arizona can become substantially more complicated when one of the spouses has a professional practice. Attorneys, doctors, dentists, mental health professionals and the like may all...

There are situations that arise in a divorce when you may need to join a third party in the divorce to ensure justice is done in the divorce. One such situation arose in the case of DiPasquale vs. DiPasquale. In the...

A rule 69 agreement in an Arizona divorce is created when the parties reach a settlement and either place the terms of that settlement in a written document or recite the terms of the parties’ agreement on the record in...

The Arizona Court of Appeals in the case of Bobrow v. Bobrow held a spouse who pays community bills during a divorce in Arizona may assets a claim to have the other spouse pay reimbursement for his or her share of those...

A person in the military may earn a military retirement that may be divided between spouses in divorce in Arizona. The question is can a military spouse protect against a reduction in military retirement benefits awarded to...

Dealing with military retirement pay in an Arizona divorce can be a complicated matter. So, it is important for you to know how increases and decreases in military retirement pay are handled in an Arizona divorce. The Arizona...

Do you have questions about the division of Deferred Retirement Option Plans in an Arizona divorce? Well, the Arizona Court of Appeals in the memorandum decisions of Lambert vs. Sheets issued a ruling on whether an Arizona...

The Short Answer The short answer to the question can there be waste of the equity in a marital home in Arizona is, yes, the court will recognize a claim of waste of the equity in a home during a divorce in Arizona; either...

The Short Answer The answer to the question can a business owners accounts receivable be divided in a divorce in Arizona is a big fat “maybe”. Well, that certainly sounds like attorney-speak. Unfortunately, there...