Earnings of either spouse during a marriage are community property in Arizona. However, any money earned or assets acquired before marriage by a spouse is the separate property of that spouse. An increase in the value of that...

In Arizona, property acquired by a married couple is presumed to be community property rather than property held as a tenancy in common. Is it possible for a married couple to acquire property as joint tenants with the right...

Many people have a question about community liability for a spouses’ debt in Arizona. Specifically, can an Arizona couple’s community property be taken in payment of a debt made separately by the husband? What if the...

Some people ask is separate property liable for community debt in Arizona. Under Arizona law, earnings of either spouse during a marriage are community property. In a divorce, the court divides the community property between...

Mr. Skirboll (Husband) appealed a court order from his divorce trial. The order applied a ten percent interest rate to a judgment entered against him. The trial court denied his request to offset monies his wife was...

We want to talk about the enforcement of financial agreements between unmarried couples in Arizona. Under Arizona law, the community property laws protect each spouse’s share of the assets earned during a marriage. However,...

Property Settlement Agreements: Estate of Messer Sometimes spouses reach a complete property settlement disposing of all community property they acquired during a marriage. Arizona law provides that if they sign this kind of...

Under Arizona community property laws, all earnings by either spouse during a marriage are presumed to belong to the community. If a spouse incurs a separate debt during the marriage, a creditor cannot collect the debt from...

In Arizona, all money acquired by either spouse during the course of the marriage – other than gifts and inherited property — is presumed to be community property in which each spouse has an interest. This community...

A power of attorney is a legal document that gives someone else the authority to act on behalf of the person signing it. In Arizona, powers of attorney are interpreted narrowly, rather than broadly, to reduce rather than...