When you marry your spouse, you agree to combine your life and your household with them. Unless you negotiate a thorough prenuptial agreement during your engagement, your future property acquisitions and personal income will become community property that you must...
Year: 2022
Why putting the children first is so important
If you’re going through a divorce, it’s crucial that you and your ex decide that you’re going to put the children first. This should always be your goal. The things that you want to get out of the divorce are important, and the things your ex wants are also important....
How do you divide investment or vacation homes in a divorce?
Real property can easily become a sticking point in Arizona divorces. Community property statutes typically give both spouses an interest in their marital home, and people may fight aggressively to keep the house where they have lived with their children when they...
What are the benefits of an uncontested divorce?
You’ve accepted the fact that there’s no saving your marriage and divorce is imminent. Now, you just have to get through the process. Friends and family are urging you to push hard on every detail and really take your spouse to task on everything from the division of...
Can your ex refuse your request for paternity testing?
In theory, fathers in Arizona have the same basic parental rights as mothers do. However, when a man does not marry the mother of his child, he will need to establish paternity before he can request visitation rights or shared custody. Unfortunately, if the mother of...
3 ways military divorce is different than civilian divorce
Most divorces in Arizona abide by the same general rules. Arizona state law codifies the best interests standard for custody matters and the community property approach for property division issues. When couples are unable to settle their own divorce issues, they can...
What rule determines the division of your parenting time?
As you begin addressing the numerous practicalities of an Arizona divorce, you and your ex will inevitably disagree about certain key matters. If you share children, then custody issues or the terms of your parenting plan could easily become the main point of...
Should you consider split custody?
If you have two children who vary widely in age or who do not get along, one of the things you might want to consider during your divorce is setting up a split custody schedule. A split custody schedule separates your children on opposite schedules most of the time,...
Must you close your joint credit cards in an Arizona divorce?
You may already have an idea about what property you want to keep in your divorce, but have you given much thought to your debts? Financial obligations like credit cards are as much a part of your marital estate as your home and bank accounts. When dividing community...
Have you made keeping the house your primary divorce goal?
Most married couples share not just a household but also their financial resources. You will combine bank accounts and contribute toward the bills for your household. Your income benefits both of you, and you will make unpaid contributions to the maintenance of your...
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