CO-PARENTING vs. PARALLEL PARENTING – WHICH IS BEST FOR YOU?

Dec 29, 2016 | Decisionmaking & Parenting Time

In every divorce involving legal decision-making and parenting time issues, parents must strive to keep the needs of the children as their #1 priority. Children benefit most when they have relationships with both parents and tend to adjust better to divorce when: They...

How Spousal Maintenance is Determined in Arizona

Nov 17, 2016 | Spousal Maintenance

Spousal Maintenance, known in many other states as “Alimony,” is the grayest of gray areas in Arizona Family Law. Determining whether to award spousal support during a divorce is a matter of judicial discretion. This means that it is up to the judge to...

LEGAL CONSULTATIONS — WHAT TO EXPECT FROM AN INITIAL CONFERENCE AT OUR OFFICE

Oct 21, 2016 | Family Law

WHEN YOU COME IN for an initial conference at the Family Law Firm of Gary J. Frank P.C., what you get is a real legal consultation. Not a short sales pitch, like you, get from some other lawyers. In our first meeting, we will discuss your matter thoroughly and give...

DIVORCE vs. LEGAL SEPARATION – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

Oct 10, 2016 | Divorce

Many clients will ask me “What is the difference between filing for divorce and filing for legal separation?” or “Will filing for legal separation put a stop to our community assets accumulating?” The general answer I give is that filing for divorce and filing for...

Gray Divorce – How to Explain the Boom in Boomer-Divorce?

Sep 15, 2016 | Divorce

You’re 50-something, maybe even 60. You’re contemplating divorce and plagued by numerous dilemmas. You’re stuck in a marriage with no discernible future but you’re too frightened to venture out into the scary world of dating. Maybe you share too much history with your...