by Dustin Dudley | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog
In order for an Arizona Court to enter enforceable orders relating to minor children (parenting time, legal decision making (custody), etc.), the Arizona Court must have jurisdiction over the child. To determine whether or not Arizona courts have jurisdiction over...
by Dustin Dudley | Feb 5, 2018 | Blog
Arizona has established a special type of marriage called a “covenant marriage. ” Parties who have entered into covenant marriages must satisfy much more strict requirements to be divorced. A list of acceptable grounds for the dissolution of a covenant marriage are...
by Dustin Dudley | Feb 5, 2018 | Blog
A.R.S. § 25-312(1) requires that at least one of the two parties to a divorce must have been domiciled or residing within the state of Arizona for a minimum of 90 days before filing a petition for dissolution of marriage in order to be divorced within the State of...
by Dustin Dudley | Jan 18, 2018 | Blog
The person who decides to file for divorce (“Petitioner”) is required to pay a filing fee to the Clerk of Court in the amount of $341. The other party to the divorce (“Respondent”) is required to pay a filing fee in the amount of $270. After the filing the initial...
by phoenixdivorceatty | Sep 12, 2017 | Blog
Divorce is complicated, stressful and emotional. Divorcing parties almost never truly understand how assets and debts are divided under Arizona Law. Much less how the Court handles child custody (which is actually legal decision making authority), parenting time,...