Maybe it’s in your court orders. Maybe your attorney is telling you to do it. Maybe your parenting coordinator has imposed it on you. Maybe
“Forensically-informed” is a term thrown around a lot in family court. Orders will sometimes specify that a person (or child) must see a forensically-informed therapist,
I want to mention a recent (unreported) custody case out of Nebraska, not for its ultimate resolution (which isn’t surprising) but for its description of
In Engstrom v. McCarthy (January 9, 2018), the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s finding of domestic violence based on insufficient findings. “It may well
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
A majority—sometimes a vast majority – of family law cases involve one or both parties who don’t have lawyers. Sometimes the lack of a lawyer
Here’s my view and summaries of the reported Arizona appellate (and AZ Supreme Court) family law decisions in 2020. Some are more important than others;
The Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence has several upcoming trainings that can help meet the DV and child abuse requirements for those
There are no easy answers to some questions: *My co-parent isn’t keeping our kids away from other kids during his parenting time. We live with
Parents: This is a truly difficult time. Talk about making being divorced/ separated from your other parent more difficult! Please follow guidelines for co-parenting as
Maybe it’s in your court orders. Maybe your attorney is telling you to do it. Maybe your parenting coordinator has imposed it on you. Maybe your ex-partner/ coparent is telling you to do it. But somewhere during your divorce case,...
“Forensically-informed” is a term thrown around a lot in family court. Orders will sometimes specify that a person (or child) must see a forensically-informed therapist, which significantly narrows the range of options for therapy. Unfortunately, very few forensically-informed therapists take...
I want to mention a recent (unreported) custody case out of Nebraska, not for its ultimate resolution (which isn’t surprising) but for its description of a therapist’s involvement in a difficult custody case. The involvement is concerning and it’s likely...
In Engstrom v. McCarthy (January 9, 2018), the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s finding of domestic violence based on insufficient findings. “It may well be that some of Father’s actions constituted domestic violence under the statute. The...
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...
A majority—sometimes a vast majority – of family law cases involve one or both parties who don’t have lawyers. Sometimes the lack of a lawyer is voluntary, when a person is sure he or she can handle the case better...
Here’s my view and summaries of the reported Arizona appellate (and AZ Supreme Court) family law decisions in 2020. Some are more important than others; some are fairly straightforward, and some are just plain confusing (Backstrand). Some reflect a gradual...
The Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence has several upcoming trainings that can help meet the DV and child abuse requirements for those issuing reports in court matters — see their events calendar here. More trainings are available at Unhooked...
There are no easy answers to some questions: *My co-parent isn’t keeping our kids away from other kids during his parenting time. We live with my elderly parents and the kids are going to come back and expose my parents....
Parents: This is a truly difficult time. Talk about making being divorced/ separated from your other parent more difficult! Please follow guidelines for co-parenting as closely as possible during these difficult times, for your sake and your children’s sake (and...
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