Determining paternity can be a challenging process. Many fathers seek the assistance of a family law attorney to help them complete the important course of work required to prove their fathers' rights. While mothers are easily identifiable as a parent to their kids,...
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Can allegations of domestic violence affect child custody rights?
Domestic violence is often more than just a single incident or act. In fact, domestic violence may take on a variety of forms, including not limited to physical or sexual violence, emotional or psychological intimidation, and economic abuse. For Arizona residents, and...
Custody and visitation are rights of a father
A previous post here discussed the public fight of two musicians over the custody of their young son. As is becoming a more accepted trend than it was in the past, the judge in that case acknowledged the rights of the father despite the child's mother's efforts to...
Challenging claims of paternity can be a difficult process
Often, when an Arizona resident hears a story about paternity, it involves a father fighting to gain access to the child or children he believes are rightly his. Establishing paternity can be an important step in this process as it provides the basis for creating a...
Can domestic violence charges affect my child custody rights?
It is important for readers of this Arizona family law blog to remember that courts act to preserve the best interests of the children whose lives are affected by those courts' decisions. This can include decisions that courts make with regard to child custody...
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...
How does the tender years doctrine affect fathers’ rights?
The historical model of the nuclear family included a mother, a father and several children. Under the model the father served as the wage-earning parent while the mother forewent employment outside of the home in order to take care of the kids. In Arizona, and...
Courts can help individuals protect fathers’ rights
Last week this Arizona family law blog discussed the divorce of two famous musicians. Pursuant to their child custody agreement the parents will share custody of their three children, though due to the mother's work schedule the father will receive more time with...
Fathers’ rights should not be ignored during custody disputes
In the past in many American jurisdictions there was a presumption that mothers should have physical custody of any children born to a marriage that ends in divorce. This is because traditionally women stayed out of the workforce and remained home as the primary...
Protecting fathers’ rights in Arizona courts
Fathers have historically taken a backseat when it comes to child custody matters. In the past courts would routinely award primary custody of minor children to their biological mothers rather than their biological fathers. In recent years, however, various fathers'...