After divorce or separation, several paths become available to each party, including building a new family. While not everyone takes this road, those who do may welcome a new child later on. Reasonably, some parents question whether this brings up complications in an...
Child Support
Does child support cover summer camp expenses?
Child-rearing can be financially challenging because it comes with the responsibility to cover a broad range of expenses for one’s child. This is why it is important for parents to share the costs of their child’s needs. In the case of separated parents, the court...
Enforcing an order for child support outside of Arizona
Many divorced parents in Arizona who receive child support payments from the other parent face the problem of collecting support payments if the payor parent should leave the state. This problem, while no doubt stressful, can be resolved through the Arizona Uniform...
What is the income shares model for child support in Arizona?
Child support is an important piece of ensuring that a child has everything they need following the divorce of their parents. Child support is financial in nature and covers a range of expenses related to raising a child. Those expenses can include, but are not...
When might there be an order for retroactive child support?
Child support is an integral aspect of a family law case in Arizona. After a couple has decided to part ways and there are children from the relationship, serving the child’s best interests will be vital. While both parents will undoubtedly want the child to be...
What happens if I need to change a part of my divorce agreement?
Divorced spouses who have experienced a change in their lives may wonder what happens if they need to make a change to their divorce settlement agreement such as if they need to change their child support or child custody agreement. Modifications may be possible in...
Federal child support enforcement laws
Child support enforcement is usually a responsibility of the states, which means that most matters pertaining to child support are under the purview of Arizona courts. However, in some exceptional cases, federal laws can be invoked by Title IV-D agencies for...
What events end child support obligations?
Child support is one of the important divorce-related topics that individuals must resolve when their marriages end. When two Arizona parents share a child, they will have to come to terms with how they will physically raise their child and provide their child with...
Key points about requesting an Arizona child support modification
In Arizona, when there is an order for child support, the amount to be paid will be based on multiple factors including the child’s needs and the parents’ income and expenditures. The courts seek to serve the child’s best interests. Still, other factors can come into...
Child support can go into adulthood
Typically, parents in Arizona pay support for their children until they become adults. But there are some circumstances when child support payments may continue after a child reaches adulthood. Adulthood in Arizona The age of maturity in Arizona, when a person is...