Divorce

Marriage dissolution is an expensive financial transaction that can rock your stability for years or even decades to come. This is especially true in community property states like Arizona, where your marital assets will be equally divided with your spouse. What you...

Arizona is a community property state, which means that your marital assets should be evenly divided upon divorce. That sounds simple, right? The truth of the matter, though, is that marital assets are often hidden to remove them from the property division process. If...

Divorce can be expensive, but as Willie Nelson once said, it is because divorce is worth it. However, a divorce does not have to be expensive. If the spouses can find a way to work together, litigation, the most expensive costs in a divorce, can be avoided. Work...

When couples go through a divorce in Arizona, it can be a very difficult time in their lives. Through the divorce process couples need to separate the life that they built and shared together during the marriage. This involves determining child custody and parenting...

In Arizona, people who are heading for a divorce will have inevitable concerns. For those who have young children, custody will come to the forefront. If there was significant property at stake, then property division can be alarming. In marriages where one spouse was...

Alimony can be a major concern for many people going through a divorce.  Arizona uses the term “spousal maintenance” and does not require it in all divorces. However, courts may order spousal maintenance in cases where one spouse has significantly less income or...

Being married to a member of the armed services comes with challenges that most married couples will never understand. But it also comes with certain benefits you may not want to give up. If you’re contemplating a divorce, it’s natural to ask the question: what will I...

In an Arizona divorce, the parties can be in dispute over myriad issues. The most emotionally charged aspects frequently revolve around children. Child custody and support can sow the seeds for acrimony. However, there are other factors that inevitably arise such as...

Divorce is a major financial transaction, but it’s also a massively emotional endeavor. After all, you’re probably cutting ties with someone you’ve built a life with and are facing what may seem like an unknown and lonely future. But don’t despair. There’s a bright...