Property Division

Money is one of the main reasons that marriages break down. It is also one of the biggest causes of conflict during a divorce. People often employ forensic accountants to check that their partner is not hiding assets that should rightfully be shared. Yet not everyone...

Getting divorced means dividing the assets that you own together with your spouse. However, the divorce itself may take months. You may have more assets you want to acquire during that time. Can you do so? Should you? The issue that you’re probably most worried about...

If you and your spouse have decided to end your marriage, the properties you own will take center stage in your divorce. First, there is your main residence in Tempe, but you also have a vacation home in Colorado and an investment property outside of Phoenix. How will...

Deciding who gets your dog can be hard during a divorce because a dog occupies a unique space in your life. You probably think of the dog almost like a child. You come up with a parenting plan and share custody of your kids -- and some couples do this with their pets,...

When Arizona couples get a divorce, one person might want to keep the family home. This could be because the parent wants the children to be able to go on living in the house instead of dealing with the upheaval of living in a new place. It could simply be because the...

Divorce brings many changes, particularly to finances. And as many Arizona residents have discovered, one of the financial aspects that can be significantly affected by divorce is retirement. While divorce often means having to restructure retirement plans, the...

When you first got married, you never could have imagined that you and your spouse would be eager to break ties years later. The reality, though, is that it has happened. You are headed for divorce. One of your biggest concerns as you embark on the divorce process is...

If one person in Arizona hopes to keep the home in a divorce, that person should treat the process with the same diligence that would be used in purchasing a new home. Emotional reasons, especially if there are children, often influence this decision, but it is...

There are many ways a person might discover that his or her spouse is hiding assets during a divorce in Arizona. This might be done because a spouse is trying to avoid sharing assets during the divorce, conceal an affair or both of these things. For example, one woman...

Couples in Arizona who decide to divorce may face difficult decisions about the family home, especially when children are involved. One of the most obvious ways to handle real estate in a divorce is to put the home on the market. The mortgage can be paid off with the...