It may seem counterintuitive to a reader of this Phoenix family law blog that a parent can be charged with kidnapping his or her own child. Generally, kidnapping is believed by many to occur when a stranger takes a child that is not his or her own. However, if a...
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Month: December 2015
Famous couple’s child custody matter touches Arizona
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Arizona Senator John McCain chose as his vice presidential running mate the governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin. At the time Palin had several young children, including a teen-aged daughter named Bristol. At times during McCain and...
Assert fathers’ rights in order to have time with children
A father has rights to spend time with his kids. In Arizona, many mothers and fathers successfully share child custody of their children and both parents are able to forge strong parent-child relationships with their offspring. However, in some situations, fathers are...
What is more important — having legal or physical custody?
It is very difficult to say that legal custody or physical custody is more important to the life of an Arizona child. Each provides a child with a different type of support and security and determinations about how such custody arrangements should be made always...
Asset valuation is a key component to a fair property settlement
Many assets can change value over time. People may know how much they paid for a specific item of real or personal property, but they may not know what that item's current price would be in terms of present-day valuation. In Arizona, property values, investment...