Many men in Arizona become fathers without marrying the mothers of their children. Currently, 40 percent of all children born come from unwed parents. Men who are not married to the mothers should take specific steps to establish their legal rights as parents....
Month: July 2018
Survey highlights money surprises that hit women during divorce
Women in Arizona contemplating divorce might need to brace themselves for unexpected financial issues. A survey of 1,785 women found that 46 percent of them had experienced financial surprises when ending their marriages. Part of the problem arose from the high number...
Determining visitation in your parenting plan: Your decision
Parents going through a divorce experience intense emotion. Yet their children, stuck in the middle, require the same care and attention as before the separation. Arizona provides the opportunity for cooperating parents to decide, before a court hearing, elements of...
Inherited IRAs in a divorce property settlement
People in Phoenix considering divorce may be concerned about how their assets will be affected by the property division process that accompanies the end of a marriage. Individual retirement accounts, or IRAs, and other forms of retirement funds are often some of the...
Cooperation is key to raise children after divorce
Arizona parents who are separated or divorced know that co-parenting after a split has many challenges. However, to make co-parenting work, both parents must be ready to cooperate and keep the focus on the best interest of the children. Negotiating life after child...
Tips for creating a parenting schedule during a divorce
When Arizona parents get separated or decide to divorce altogether, they may find that sharing the kids with each other can be difficult. However, parenting schedules can be developed by the former couple to create a stable schedule that helps the children adjust to...