Mar 2, 2022 | Uncategorized, Best Interests of Children, Children, Custody, Family Law, Legal Decision-Making, Legal Presumption, Legislation, Parenting Time
There’s a new bill on the horizon in the Arizona legislature that every parent should be aware of — a law currently being considered by our legislators which could create havoc in Family Court cases involving parenting-time and legal decision-making authority of...
Feb 15, 2022 | Child Support, Children, Divorce, Families, Family Law, Parenting
The 2022 Arizona Child Support Guidelines feature a lot of extremely important changes and updates from the 2018 Guidelines. While this explanation is by no means comprehensive, here is a brief overview of the changes that were made: What Are the Child Support...
Oct 3, 2021 | Children, Custody, Family Law, Parenting Time
A rapist who fathers a child through sexual assault should not be allowed to have any parental rights. That’s a no-brainer. But then why has it taken so long for the Arizona legislature to address this issue? Rape is such a heinous act, but the fact is that...
Jan 7, 2021 | Child Abuse, Children, Custody, Divorce, Facebook, Family Law, Joint Custody, Legal Decision-Making, Litigation, Parenting, Parenting Time, Personality Disorders
These days, most teens and adults have at least one social media page, whether it be on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, LinkedIn, or some other platform. Since so many adults have social media accounts, many attorneys have witnessed mistakes that have...
Jul 12, 2018 | Children, Family Law, Parental Rights, Parenting
As a Family Law Attorney and a children’s advocate for 37 years, it angers me that our own government has taken more than three thousand children from their parents at the border. Some have been shipped to locations across the country, while their parents are...
Jun 18, 2018 | Articles of Interest, Children, Co-Parenting, Journal Entries, Parenting, Personal Interest, Shared Parenting, Single Fathers
May 31, 1985 To My Little Girl (6 months old): Since you were born, I have undergone a gradual transformation. What has changed is my entire definition of self – the way I view myself. The change is imperceptible to others. I look, dress, and act the same as I always...