Arizona is a community property state. That means that a divorce court divides all community property between the two spouses fairly and equitably when the marriage ends. The exact division is generally left to the discretion...

Sometimes, a person may loan money to someone whom they later marry. So, the question becomes whether a judge in a divorce can enter or order a judgment against a spouse who obtained a loan from the other spouse before...

In Arizona, when a spouse purchases real estate with their separate funds, it is considered their separate property. If a spouse takes the title in joint tenancy with the other spouse, however, courts may presume there was an...

Under Arizona law, the earnings of both spouses during the marriage are community property. Sometimes a spouse’s earnings will also include their employer’s contribution to a retirement account. The court must determine...

In McClellon v. McClennon 464 P.2d 982 (1970) the Arizona Court of Appeals considered various property division issues, including effect of a failure to provide evidence of the value of property in an Arizona divorce. Facts...

Oftentimes a spouse earns retirement benefits as part of their job compensation. In Arizona, those benefits are considered community property. But, how is that calculated? In Czarnecki v. Czarnecki, 600 P.2d 1110 (1978) the...

In McCune v. McCune, 586 P. 2d 651 (1978), the Court considered whether a Trial Court had followed its instructions. The case involved the valuation of a divorcing wife’s share of a business run by her husband. Facts of the...

You may be asking yourself am I liable for my spouse’s’ car accident or negligence? In Jones v Weaver, 123 F.2d 403 (9th Cir. 1941), the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals considered this question: Is a husband...

Arizona law permits couples to enter into premarital agreements about their finances. An agreement is valid as long as both spouses entered into it voluntarily and with full disclosure. But, do valid prenuptial agreements...

In Majewski v. Eyre, 542 P.2d 1123 (1975), the Court of Appeals considered a wife’s liability for a debt. Mrs. Majewski and Mr. Majewski married in 1955 and divorced in 1972. In 1966, the wife and husband entered into two...