The dissolution of a marriage is never an easy process to navigate due to the financial and emotional challenges involved. During the process of divorce, one of the biggest areas of contention involves determining if one spouse should have to pay alimony to the other...
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Does your divorce include a hostile aggressive parent?
When you made the final decision to file divorce papers in an Arizona court, you likely understood that you'd be facing several challenges in your near future. Depending on the tone of communication between you and your soon-to-be former spouse, you may or may not...
How will you handle inheritance after divorce?
Whether it's the inheritance you get or the one you leave behind to your children, you may find yourself wondering how divorce will affect the inheritance. Passing along your legacy can be an important goal for you and a useful tool for your adult children....
Ensuring that your business lives on when your marriage cannot
The end of a marriage may be one of the most stressful and daunting life changes one may ever face. Along with potentially being an emotional rollercoaster, there are numerous aspects involved in the process, such as property division, that can have a significant...
What to consider before signing a prenuptial agreement
Does the mention of a prenuptial agreement make you squirm? What you may not realize is that, through statutes, case law and more, the state of Arizona has a written prenuptial agreement already prepared for every couple who gets married. You have the opportunity to...
Multiply your chances of good asset division with a lawyer’s help
A very long time ago, a wise person said, "All good things must come to an end." That's a bit of a sad thought, but surely the opposite is true as well, that all not-so-good things must also come to an end. Perhaps your marriage falls into the second category.Even if...
Family law proceeding of divorce starts with the petition
Going through the divorce process can understandably be confusing. After all, it is essentially akin to going through a lawsuit. If you have little to no experience with the legal system, dissolving a marriage can seem extremely complicated from step one.The first...
Legal guidance can prove invaluable for out-of-court settlements
Out-of-court divorce settlements and property division are becoming the chosen method for many divorcing couples. If you are under the impression that you do not need an attorney when you choose to negotiate your divorce, you might want to give that idea some thought....