Creating a parenting time schedule after a divorce or separation from your child’s other parent can be challenging. Parents must balance their child’s needs, work schedules and personal commitments while working to ensure fairness and consistency. In Arizona, courts...
Children
Focusing on parenting time versus legal authority
Navigating a contested custody case in the Arizona family courts isn't easy. Any legal issue related to children inevitably sparks intense emotional reactions. Parents love their children and want to spend as much time with them as possible. The prospect of giving up...
How can parents in Arizona effectively share custody of small children?
Some parents have very few variables to account for in their custody arrangements. They have older children who spend most of their time at school and in pursuit of extracurricular activities. They can easily divide weeknights, weekends and school breaks in accordance...
What are some reasons to request modifications to child support?
Child support is a topic that may be relevant to many parents in Arizona who decide to take separate paths in life. However, the payments in a child support order might not always be set in stone, and there may be various scenarios in which you might face a need to...
Ways your kids may benefit from a healthy coparenting arrangement
While going through a divorce can be a daunting experience for everyone involved, it might come as no surprise that such a change in life could prove more difficult for the kids to navigate. If you and the other parent decide to part ways, you may both wish to protect...
The importance of paternity in your custody case
Dads have the right to play a significant role in the lives of their children through regular access, visitation and other custody rights. If you are an Arizona father who is not married to the mother of your children or are fighting for your custody rights after a...
3 common misconceptions about child custody
What happens to the children is often one of the primary concerns of two parents who are going through a divorce. You want to do everything you can to protect the interests of your kids, including shielding them from unnecessary duress and strain during this difficult...
What might prompt a need to modify a parenting plan?
One of the toughest aspects of going through the end of a marriage could involve making decisions about what is best for the future of your children. Pursuing an amicable and acceptable child custody agreement could play a vital role toward meeting the needs of your...
How to successfully co-parent
Co-parenting is not always an easy journey, but it is a necessary one for the health and well-being of children involved in separations and divorces in Arizona. Knowing how to successfully co-parent with your soon-to-be former spouse is essential in order to minimize...
Key points about requirements for relocating with a child
For Arizona parents who have divorced and have a child custody and visitation agreement, any proposed change will likely stoke concern. If a custodial parent wants to relocate to another area, this can cause a dispute. Both should be aware of how the court will decide...