Arizona Alimony in a Nutshell

Arizona law does not use the term “alimony,” and instead uses the term “spousal maintenance” when referring to support payments made by one spouse to another. Spousal maintenance can be awarded as part of the terms of a divorce decree, during the time between filing for divorce and the court entering a final decision, or…

Community and Separate Property

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…

No-Fault Divorce

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…