Parenting Time and decision-making

All the Good Things

We’ve all seen countless things happen since things really started to go south (which in Arizona was somewhere around the 2nd week in March, give

Read More »
April 28, 2020 No Comments

Quick Update 3/24/2020

A very quick update on Co-Parenting, parenting plans, and exchange of children during the COVID outbreak. The guidelines I’ve posted earlier remain in effect —

Read More »
March 24, 2020 No Comments

Can the Court Condition Parenting Time on Post-Trial Therapy for a Parent?

Picture this scenario:   Mother and Father go to trial; one parent has a mental health issue that has affected day-to-day functioning or parenting, and that issue is raised as a reason to award the other parent sole decision-making, or to limit...

Read More »

How kids really feel about divorce

This NY Times Modern Love column on March 7, 2021 (“My Two-House, Duffel-Bag Life”) was kind of incredible in describing a high schooler’s feelings about her parents’ divorce (which apparently happened at her age 7). Although it sounds like the...

Read More »

All the Good Things

We’ve all seen countless things happen since things really started to go south (which in Arizona was somewhere around the 2nd week in March, give or take a few days) due to COVID. From the time I started to realize...

Read More »

Quick Update 3/24/2020

A very quick update on Co-Parenting, parenting plans, and exchange of children during the COVID outbreak. The guidelines I’ve posted earlier remain in effect — parenting plans and court orders for child parenting time remain in effect and should be...

Read More »

Does Arizona Have an Equal Parenting Time Presumption?

The never ending question of whether Arizona has a presumption of equal parenting time rages on.[1] I’ve seen various articles that list Arizona as one of several U.S. jurisdictions that have an equal parenting time presumption. A statement that Arizona...

Read More »

Safe Haven Therapy: An Overview, Part III

This is the third of four posts about safe haven therapy for children. If the parents intend that their child have safe haven therapy, how is that accomplished?   A written agreement spelling out everyone’s understanding of the arrangement is...

Read More »

Child’s Psychologist-Patient Privilege: Can a Parent Waive It In a Custody Case? Hawaii decision

In PO v. JS, the Hawaii Court of Appeals ruled that neither parent can waive or invoke a child’s patient-therapist privilege if the parents themselves are involved in litigation over the child. The Father was attempting to assert the child’s...

Read More »

What Will the Court Do if We Can’t Agree on a School?

NOTE: On March 1, 2018, the Arizona Court of Appeals (Division 1) issued its decision in Nicaise v. Sundaram, which changes the application of Jordan v. Rea and which establishes that courts should not make school choice decisions when parents...

Read More »

Custody and parenting time myths, Part II

Here’s part 2 of 2 on custody and parenting time myths. Since we argue a lot, sending messages through the children is the best way to communicate. Using your children as a messengers is always a bad idea. It’s harmful...

Read More »

Custody and parenting time myths, Part I

Here are some custody and parenting time myths most family lawyers hear about and have to dispel.  This is part 1 of 2, the first five:   The kids get to choose who they live with as soon as they...

Read More »

Contact Annette for a consultation

Enim praesent elementum facilisis leo. Habitasse platea dictumst vestibulum rhoncus est pellentesque. 

contact