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Who Qualifies for Child Support Modification in Arizona?
Arizona Family Court makes all decisions in the best interests of children, including decisions on child support. The court upholds the belief that all parents have a legal obligation to provide financial support for their children regardless of their marital status. Child support orders for divorced or non-married parents are binding, with significant enforcement…
How Establishing Paternity Can Impact Your Family Lawsuit
Fathers have rights in Arizona family court cases, including child custody cases and other family-related legal matters like child support obligations and visitation rights. But unlike mothers—for whom parentage is clear upon childbirth, fathers in Arizona court cases may not have presumptive parenting rights if they are not married to a child’s mother. Courts…
What are the Consequences for not Paying Child Support
When you decide to have a child, it is your lifetime responsibility to provide and care for their well-being. This responsibility does not end if you divorce. Even though you are no longer married, you are still a parent. Most parents want to support their children, and it is not an issue. However, in…
Divorced Parents and Navigating FAFSA
If you’re reading this in the fall or winter seasons, it’s likely that parents all around the country are scurrying about college campuses, attending long information sessions, and collecting stacks of pamphlets. These tasks can be time-consuming, but they pale in comparison to the stress of applying for financial aid. In order to…
Registration of Foreign Custody Order Not Required Before Arizona Modification
Arizona court had jurisdiction to modify Illinois child custody order on Nebraska father’s petition. Statute governing registration of foreign child support orders does not control registration of foreign child custody orders. With petition to modify out-of-state child support order, Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) requires prior registration. But Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and…
Arizona Family Law Legislation Update
We have three changes in Arizona family law to report. Two bills were recently signed into law and the Arizona Child Support Guidelines have been revised. Take a look at what’s new half-way into 2018. New Spousal Maintenance Eligibility Threshold Arizona’s spousal maintenance factors are set forth in ARS § 25-319. For about two…
Challenge to Obligor-Parent’s Statement of Arrears Not Time-Barred in Out-of-State Child Support Registration
Child support obligee can contest obligor’s statement of zero child support arrears owed under Arizona Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (AUIFSA) despite failure to file her hearing request within 20 days after receiving notice of obligor’s registration in Arizona of an out-of-state child support order. Tiffany G. Taylor v. Thomas Pandola The Arizona Supreme…
Combined Child Support Worksheets Inflated Father’s Obligation
In this post-divorce child support modification case involving an unusual parenting arrangement, combining two separate child support worksheets for three children was not contemplated by the Arizona Child Support Guidelines and resulted in an inflated obligation to the Father. Justin T. Mitton and Candice H. Mitton Father Petitioned for Child Support Modification The parents…
Reflections on What Makes a Marriage Work
In our March family law newsletter, we offer some special insight into marriage and what makes the legal team at Arizona Law Group tick. Take a look. In Keeping Our Marriage in Peak Condition, attorney Scott David Stewart talks about celebrating an important benchmark in life – his wedding anniversary. Reflecting on what keeps…
Disabled Father’s Debt Was Income for Arizona Child Support and Spousal Maintenance Cannot Be Speculative
Unemployed disabled father ordered to pay child support with line of credit affirmed; and speculative spousal maintenance award vacated in Arizona case summary. Antonella Sherman v. Derek S. Sherman The parties were married in 2001 and had three children. The petition for dissolution of marriage was filed in February 2013. In January 2014, the…