NEW ARIZONA DECISIONS

In a recent post, I discussed the Court of Appeals’ April decision in Paul E. v. Courtney F. and how it affects what a trial court can do in making decisions for children when the parents can’t.  A third aspect of...

Paul E. v. Courtney F., was decided by the Arizona Court of Appeals, Div. I, on April 3, 2018. This important Division 1 Court of Appeals case defines provisions of legal decision-making, both joint and sole, and severely restricts the...

UPDATE:  This Court of Appeals decision was reviewed by the Arizona Supreme Court which issued a new decision in January 2019.   The Supreme Court’s decision substantially changed the rulings in the Court of Appeals decision and the new Supreme Court...

In 2012, I wrote a post here about Merrill v. Merrill, which was then an Arizona Court of Appeals case.   The AZ Court of Appeals, back then, ruled that a payor-Husband who reduced military retired pay  (MRP) payments to his...

ARS §12-2238 is Arizona’s mediation statute, and it provides: B.   The mediation process is confidential. Communications made, materials created for or used and acts occurring during a mediation are confidential and may not be discovered or admitted into evidence...

In Volk v. Commissioner Brame, a Father took a Special Action Petition on his claim that he was denied a hearing and the opportunity to present testimony, resulting in a denial of due process through Maricopa County’s Family Court Conference process....

Reported family law cases haven’t topped the list of opinions from the Arizona Court of Appeals in 2012.   Here’s a synopsis of one of the only three reported family cases thus far this year. Merrill v. Merrill (8-9-2012)   Issue:   May a...

The Arizona Court of Appeals in Patterson v. Patterson rules that the value of military-provided, on-base housing might be included in a parent’s income for child support calculations, based on the court’s determination as to whether the value of that benefit is...

An August 2010 memorandum decision* of the Court of Appeals, Div. 1, offers some instruction on the parties’ and Court’s use of a Parenting Coordinator, in this case in a high-conflict post-dissolution case in which litigation is ongoing several years...

The Court of Appeals decision in Flower v. Flower, issued on 2-25-2010, expanded on Toth somewhat, to the effect that a jointly-titled house may be divided in other than a 50-50 division, depending on the particular equities of the case. The Flower Husband...

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