With more unmarried couples living together every day, the rights of individual partners in an unmarried relationship are giving rise to more prominent legal issues. Arizona law does not grant common law marriage rights. (Though, in some cases, common law marriages formed in another state may be recognized in Arizona.) Community Property is a legal…
Though February may be an “interesting” choice to post two articles concerning divorce, The New York Post reports that there is a 40 percent spike in divorce rates around this time of year. For this reason, we’ve opted to continue on with the topic of our last post and focus on an issue that is…
A divorce is a legal proceeding wherein one or both spouses are seeking to end their marriage. As a part of the divorce proceeding, the Court will issue orders pertaining to custody of the parties’ child/children. The court may also grant temporary orders during the divorce proceedings before a final decree is issued. These orders…
Family law is really about family relations. The most common family law cases include divorce, custody, alimony, adoption, and domestic violence. These are civil cases, and they are heard in the civil court. You may wonder what exactly is a no-fault divorce. Arizona divorce laws allow either spouse to file for a divorce if it…
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