Family Law

When it comes to divorce and child custody, you must protect yourself & your family. Retain a qualified Arizona Divorce and Family Law lawyer for your Arizona domestic relations case.

What do you do when you suddenly learn your spouse has cheated on you and wants a divorce? There is no real savings, you have stayed home to raise the children, and you have no immediate way to earn a living to feed your family on your own. We handle all aspects of family law, including Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Modifications, and other aspects of domestic relations.

ARIZONA IS A COMMUNITY PROPERTY STATE. States, like: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington & Wisconsin are community property states, which means that the property accumulated during the marriage becomes joint property even if it was originally acquired in the name of one partner. The basic idea is that husband and wife acquire a one-half interest in the community property. Upon dissolution of the marriage, Arizona Courts will usually divide the marital estate in a manner that is substantially equal.

Separate property is an asset that the individual spouse owner prior to the marriage, inheritance, and income or interest from that separate property. In some situations, a spouse may "gift" a separate property asset, which works to thereby transmute the status of the separate property asset into a community property asset. A legal argument can be made when one spouse places separate property funds into a joint bank account that such spouse meant to effectuate a gift to the other spouse.

ARIZONA IS NOT A COMMON LAW STATE; HOWEVER, THE LAWS OF PARTNERSHIP MAY APPLY TO AFFORD YOU A FAIR DIVISION. If you never actually got married in a ceremony, you may still have rights under partnership law to recover a fair & equitable division of the assets acquired.

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