Divorce

Arizona couples who are ending their marriages often become the target of unsolicited advice from well-meaning family members and friends. However, the advice they are given is often incorrect, and, if followed, can have cataclysmic consequences. One popular...

When Arizona residents who have gone through a divorce enter into new marriages, they will be creating a new financial union. If one or both partners have children from another relationship, they will be forming a blended family with stepchildren and stepparents....

Couples in Arizona who are considering getting a divorce should consider the effect a separation could have on their finances. In order to prepare their finances for a divorce, there are certain steps that each party should take. People who are getting a divorce...

Arizona couples could be more vulnerable to having their marriage come to an end if the husband does not work full time according to a study that was published in 2016. There were fewer barriers to divorce for women starting in the 1970s including more social...

Arizona couples who are arguing more over politics are not alone according to a survey from the polling firm Wakefield Research that reports one in 10 couple breaking up over politics. At 22 percent, millennials have an even higher rate of ending a relationship over...

Movie fans in Arizona and around the country were likely shocked in 2015 when Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner announced that they were divorcing just one day after celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. The A-list couple's separation has remained, for the most...

When couples in Arizona experience marital problems, it is not unusual for them to separate. In some cases, this is an attempt to give both spouses the ability to "cool off" so that they can better work on their issues. However, a separation can also mark the end of a...

When couples in Arizona divorce, they may have to decide how to divide retirement assets. Retirement plans can be a particularly complex area of financial planning; therefore, may be in the best interests of a spouse to bring in a financial planner who has extensive...

An Arizona married couple that runs a business together should take legal precautions in case their marriage falls apart. A broken relationship could break a business unless the partners have already defined how to divide their business assets and duties with a buyout...

Older Arizonans divorce in significantly greater numbers than their same-aged peers in 1990 did. For people who are ages 50 and older, the rate has doubled since 1990, and for those ages 65 and older, the rate has tripled. In 2015, 10 people of the age of 50 and older...