Jul 6, 2023 | Spousal Maintenance
On July 3, 2023, Chief Justice Robert Brutinel issued Administrative Order 2023-119, which approves and adopts a set of Spousal Maintenance Guidelines, and which provide for the use of a new Spousal Maintenance Calculator. When do the guidelines go into effect? These...
Mar 10, 2015 | Divorce, Spousal Maintenance, Spousal Support
A number of people have asked me if Arizona has a set of Spousal Maintenance Guidelines that the courts use in calculating spousal support. The answer is, “No.” Spousal Maintenance is handled differently than Child Support. In determining Child Support,...
Dec 30, 2013 | Child Support, Choosing an Attorney, Coping with Divorce, Counseling, Custody, Divorce, High-Conflict Disputes, Joint Custody, Legal Decision-Making, Mediation, Parenting Time, Spousal Maintenance
This year is coming to a close. If you are in the middle of a divorce – or if you are getting ready to go through one – the next twelve months could be tough. So, here are some simple guidelines to make the journey less difficult. 1. Keep your children out of the...
Mar 10, 2013 | Alimony, Divorce, Spousal Maintenance, Spousal Support
Spousal Maintenance, known in many other states as “Alimony,” is the greyest of grey areas in Arizona Family Law. Determining whether to award spousal maintenance is a matter of judicial discretion. This means that it is up to the judge to decide whether...
Jul 13, 2012 | Child Support, Custody, Division of Property, Divorce, Enforcement Actions, Grandparent Rights, Modification Actions, Non-Parent Rights, Paternity, Spousal Maintenance
“Change is constant. For some people, especially those who come from bigger companies, the constant change can be somewhat unsettling at first. We must all learn not only to not fear change, but to embrace it enthusiastically and, perhaps even more important, to...
Jan 25, 2012 | Alimony, Child Support, Custody, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Parenting Time, Spousal Maintenance
Here’s something I’ll bet you don’t know: While a trial in a criminal or a personal injury case, or even a contract dispute, may last days or weeks, or even months, litigants in a typical Arizona Family Law Trial are rarely allowed more than one day to present their...
