This blog has discussed on previous occasions the importance of parenting plans. Among other things, a detailed parenting plan ensures that each parent of a child gets the opportunity to see and build up a relationship with their children.It is of course equally...
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What should you include in a parenting plan?
Many couples in Phoenix, Arizona, who are not living together may decide to resolve their custody and visitation issues by agreement and submit an agreed parenting plan to the court. Because this parenting plan will become a binding court order once a judge approves...
What to do when a parent is unemployed and owes child support
As previous posts here have discussed, it can be frustrating when a parent in Phoenix who is taking care of children full-time is not getting adequate help in the form of financial support from the other parent. While it's bad enough to need to enforce a child support...
Representing men in difficult custody situations
As this blog has discussed on previous occasions, once a man legally establishes paternity over a child, the man has the same legal rights to custody and parenting time as the mother of the child. The only question a court will ask is what is in the best interest of...
Mothers still get custody most of the time
According to relatively recent statistics from the government, most single parents are female. Overall, a little over four out of five children who live in single parent homes are living with their mother, while only about 18 percent live with their fathers the...
How is the value of art determined?
In the event of a divorce or a legal separation, a Phoenix couple that happens to own a piece of unique artwork, as opposed to a commercially available reproduction, will face the difficult question of how much the art is actually worth. The answer to this question...
What factors do Arizona courts use to decide child custody?
While this blog has touched on them at in the past, it may be helpful for our Phoenix readers and those in suburban Maricopa County to understand exactly what factors Arizona courts will use to decide a child custody case.The goal of any court is, or at least ought to...
Representation in relocation proceedings
Previous posts on this blog have talked about how many Phoenix, Arizona, couples may be subject to Arizona's relocation rules when it comes to single parents moving with their children to another state or to another part of Arizona.Particularly when their contentious,...
Does my grandkid have to live with me before I can seek custody?
This blog has frequently discussed the hurdles and steps Phoenix, Arizona, grandparents may have to navigate if they want to get court-ordered child custody of their grandchildren. Generally speaking, a request for relative visitation rights and, especially, a request...
Child support for special needs children
Many parents in the Phoenix area are raising children who might be loosely referred to as having "special needs." These special needs can include medical or rehabilitative care that a child might require on a regular basis because of a physical ailment. Special needs...

