This is Part III (third and last) of the 2022 Arizona family court appellate review. The Saba/ Femiano cases, which I wrote about here, discussed the calculation of a community interest in real property where one party signed a Disclaimer...
This is Part III (third and last) of the 2022 Arizona family court appellate review. The Saba/ Femiano cases, which I wrote about here, discussed the calculation of a community interest in real property where one party signed a Disclaimer...
This is Part II of the recap of Arizona family law appellate opinions in 2022 and this post covers the opinions on financial issues. Part III will cover the Arizona Supreme Court’s opinion resolving the ongoing Saba and Femiano conflicting...
Here’s the beginning of my annual Arizona Court of Appeals’ recap for family law cases. In 2022, we have a total of thirteen (13) reported COA opinions (two were consolidated), all out of Division One; plus one Special Action decision,...
The title of this post is intentionally provocative. Just about everyone who reads this is sure they’re the better parent. This post is written for every parent who disagrees with what the court ordered for parenting time and legal decision-making...
It would be easy to read recent Court of Appeals decisions (Gish for example) as limiting a trial court’s power to appoint independent mental health experts to help with the implementation and enforcement of parenting plans. That’s not the case....
The question of whether a parent must release his or her mental health records in a child custody proceeding, for review by the other parent, the court, or a court-appointed evaluator, is at least partially answered in JF v. CF,...
Gish v. Grayson (June 28, 2022, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division 1) clarifies how family court judges can make enforceable and clear orders for the use of a TI (Therapeutic Interventionist) or COBI (Court-Appointed Behavioral Interventionist) that do not unlawfully...
The newest Arizona cases (all unpublished decisions) on binding Rule 69 agreements of the parties are: Prescott, Court of Appeals, Div. 1, April 7, 2022 Cooper, Court of Appeals, Div. 1, March 9, 2021 Jones, Court of Appeals, Div. 1,...
It’s January, so there’s always something new to be aware of. Books for Lawyers and Clients 1.Here’s an update on some books and resources with more information about parent estrangement, high conflict, resist-refusal dynamics, and the like, as discussed in...
The new Arizona 2022 Child Support Guidelines’ Table of Contents, Section II is titled “Determining Income”. That Section takes us through: What is included in CS income? What is not included in CS income? When is overtime included in CS...
How are safe haven counseling orders misused in family court cases? This is Part Four of a series I started in 2017 (please don’t judge me). I posted the first three posts about safe haven counseling, found here, here, and...
Here’s my 3rd and final post about 2021 family law appellate decisions in Arizona. See Part 2 for most of the opinions, and Part 1 for the Saba and Femiano saga. Yee v. Yee involves when post-decree decisions can be...
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