You have a lot to deal with as you navigate your divorce. Property division may be priority number one for you given the long-term financial implications it can have. While Arizona is a community property state, meaning that marital assets will be divided equally,...
Divorce
Protecting your finances in a gray divorce
You may have heard by now about the rise in so-called gray divorce, a term referring to divorce between couples over the age of 50. There are many reasons why gray divorce is becoming more frequent. Spouses grow apart or may find that after the children are grown and...
The role of parallel parenting in high-conflict divorces
High-conflict divorces can be harmful, damaging relationships between parents and making co-parenting after the process almost impossible. These cases can also cause emotional distress that can affect children, leaving them with behavioral or developmental issues....
Why is gray divorce getting more common?
Divorce rates in the U.S. have gotten very interesting in recent years. Contrary to what people say about how the divorce rate is always going up and divorce is becoming more common, the majority of Americans actually have a declining divorce rate. For most age...
What is financial infidelity?
Marital infidelity is when someone has an extramarital affair or a relationship outside of their marriage. Financial infidelity is similar, but it relates to money. In some fashion, one person has been unfaithful or dishonest about their finances. An example of this...
How to reduce conflict in your divorce
Divorce can be stressful under any circumstances. The process is often viewed as adversarial, where spouses do battle until one winner arises. Nonetheless, it doesn’t have to be this way. Divorcing couples are starting to realize that more cooperative approaches can...
3 signs you’re headed to a January divorce
As the holiday season comes to a close and the new year begins, an interesting phenomenon will start to take center stage in family law offices all over the country: A whole stream of couples will take their first real steps toward a divorce. A lot of people who are...
Military families have special considerations in divorce
Divorce is generally handled under the law of the state where the spouses live. This means if the parties lived in Arizona during the marriage, they must divide their property under Arizona's community property laws, they must work out their child custody under...
Tips for building a successful case for spousal support
Your divorce might leave you in a financial predicament. While you’ll only be able to keep some of the marital estate for yourself, you’ll also face an increase in expenses at a time when your household income dramatically drops. That can be a frightening prospect,...
What makes a prenuptial agreement inadmissible?
Every marriage has its ups and downs. But when the relationship is broken beyond repair, you may have no option but to head to the divorce court. When this happens, one of the issues you will have to address is property division. And this can be a very thorny...