I am leaving in a few minutes to attend the investiture ceremony for Arizona’s newest Supreme Court Justice, Ann Scott Timmer. Judge Timmer was my first law clerk while she was still a student at Arizona State University School of Law. Upon graduating from law...
A man and woman file for divorce in Arizona. They have a child, and then two more. The custody of their children becomes a disputed issue. They ask the judge to decide. But the judge refuses. He claims the court does not have jurisdiction. Why? Because Arizona law...
The massacre of kindergarten children and their teachers in Newtown, Connecticut is the latest, and most gruesome, an example of what appears to be a growing trend. It’s the new domestic terrorism. Murder without motive. No ideology. No purpose other than to...
Let’s face it, the holidays are stressful under the best of circumstances. But for a divorced parent, or someone going through a custody dispute, the holidays can be a grueling experience. The good news is that there are proven strategies that can help make the...
The 2012 U.S. Census Bureau statistics on motherhood in America paint a complex picture. The number of single mothers living with children under 18 has almost tripled in the past 30-40 years. Over five million mothers had child support orders that were unpaid as of...
