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A divorce is never a happy time for any of the involved parties but that doesn’t mean that it has to be an acrimonious situation, either. In divorces in which both spouses agree to the divorce and do not want to get bogged down in partisan squabbles, mediation offers an opportunity for a friendlier approach…
Marriage is a binding legal agreement entered into by two parties. The marriage binds the financial and other assets of the couple together legally. Whatever debts, money or property held during the marriage are subject to splitting when the marriage dissolves. Postnuptial agreements are one way the spouses can outline the dissolution of assets before…
When children are involved in a divorce it can significantly complicate the process as the parents must first look out for the best interest of the children. While you would ideally be able to come to an agreement about custody, when there is disagreement about how to proceed there are options which don’t require a…
In Arizona, there are two ways to end a marriage: divorce and annulment. When you end a marriage with divorce, you get what is technically known as a dissolution of your marriage and there are legal records of the marriage. When you end a marriage with annulment in Arizona, it essentially removes the marriage from…
Once you have decided to take the steps to begin the divorce process in Arizona, it is important to understand what that involves. While getting a divorce in Arizona is fairly similar to getting a divorce in other states, there are some things that make it unique and could impact the outcome of your divorce. …
What is Spousal Maintenance? When you get a divorce, you divide assets between both spouses. But, what if one spouse depends on the earned income of the other spouse to get by? What if one spouse has been a stay-at-home parent for years and has trouble getting back into the workforce? What if one spouse…
My Ex is Living with a Significant Other – Do I Still Have to Pay Spousal Maintenance? If, in your divorce decree, you were ordered to pay spousal maintenance, you may be wondering when you can terminate payments. This will depend on whether or not the spousal maintenance to which you agreed is temporary or…
Child Custody Modification During a divorce that involves minor children, you and your spouse came to an agreement about child custody (now known as “legal decision-making). This agreement pertained to the making of major life decisions for children about their education, medical needs, religious training and personal care. But later on, there may come a…
After a divorce there may come a time in which you one or both parents want to modify the amount of child support being paid. In Arizona, everything concerning minor children, including the amount of child support being paid, is by law always subject to modification (i.e., change) whenever a material and continuous change of…
Divorce Decree Modifications During the divorce process, finances, property and other possessions and assets are divided, arrangements are made, and then the divorce is finalized. But what happens if there is a life circumstance change or some other reason that prompts a need to change the divorce decree? Can you actually change the divorce decree…
Divorce Mediation: A Prototype for Positive Coparenting For many, the word “divorce” suggests images of angry interactions, family fractures, exorbitant attorney fees, and months if not years of court battles. Sadly, these images are realities for couples involved in divorce litigation. Statistics show that divorcing couples typically lose a third of their monetary net worth…
Divorce makes people face a lot of uncomfortable conversations and make a lot of big life decisions. Dividing finances is not as straightforward as dividing money in bank accounts or retirement accounts. One thing couples often do not think about before they enter divorce mediation is life insurance – how does a life insurance policy…
