In the case of Foster vs. Foster, the husband filed an appeal of the trial court’s division of guns in an Arizona divorce. The court awarded some of the guns to the husband as his sole and separate property but divided...

Couples going through a divorce divide the finances and property they have obtained during their marriage. Courts determine which assets are part of the marital property and separate property, and distribute them either...

In the Arizona Court of Appeals case of Austin v. Austin, the court determined the validity of an arbitration clause that requires parties to have a third party arbitrator settle their dispute if there is a disagreement. This...

Arizona is a community property state. That means that all money earned by either spouse during the marriage belongs equally to both. A person who murders his spouse is not entitled to inherit from her. Is he entitled to his...

Property a spouse brings to marriage remains his or her separate property. However, the spouses can agree to convert the property to community property. It can also be converted to community property by gift. In Sellers v....

Arizona law gives family courts authority to divide community property equitably between divorcing spouses. This can mean giving one spouse more property if the other has wasted or disposed of community assets. But how about...

Generally, property acquired before marriage remains the separate property of the spouse. In some cases, however, it transmutes to community property. This can happen when a spouse purchases property with separate funds to be...

Arizona law recognizes that spouses can transmute separate property into community property by commingling community money with sole and separate money. Generally, property a spouse acquired before marriage remains the...

When a marriage ends in Arizona, both the community assets and the community debts are divided between the spouses. As part of the process, a court must determine which debts belong to each individual spouse. In...

In a divorce, the separate property belongs to the spouse holding title, while community property belongs to both spouses. Generally, a property that is acquired separately remains separate during the marriage. Under certain...