Arizona Child Support Guidelines Part Two In Part One we discussed the general guidelines for child support obligations, including determining the gross, adjusted gross, and combined gross income of parents and how the basic child support amount is determined. In Part Two, we will give you information about how parenting time figures into child support obligations, [...]
Arizona’s Child Support Guidelines – Part One In 2005 the Arizona Supreme Court adopted child support guidelines that follow what is referred to as the “Income Shares Model.” The model is based on the amount that would have been spent by the parents on their children if they were still living together. Under these guidelines, [...]
Getting an Annulment vs. Divorce in Arizona As you consider your options for divorce in Arizona, you might be wondering what the difference is between an annulment and a divorce. In this article we will cover some basics about marriage, the difference between an annulment and divorce, as well as common law marriage, and [...]
DO IT YOURSELF DIVORCE FORMS - If you need someone to help you fill out those divorce packets for you unfortunately, legal document preparers are unable to do that. The Arizona Board of Legal Document Preparers actually considers that as legal advice. They are of the opinion that if we tell you how to prepare [...]
Cant stand hearing your ex-spouse's voice? In Arizona we may find judge's ordering communication regarding the children to be handled by texting. What a great idea. It's difficult after divorce sometimes to be able to make decisions for your children because of the emotion that erupts at the thought of having to speak to your [...]
No more custody in Arizona by Shannon Trezza Effective January 1, 2013, Custody as we know it will bear a new title. That's right finally custody will be labeled by its definition. SOLE LEGAL DECISION MAKING VS. JOINT LEGAL DECISION MAKING. The definition for who has custody of a child has long been a power [...]
Tucson & Phoenix Legal Document Preparation Services for Divorce Using a Tucson or Phoenix Legal Document Preparation Services for Divorce may be the way to go to save time and money when you want to represent yourself in your divorce. If you are looking for a Tucson or Phoenix Paralegal service for Divorce, The Divorce [...]
LOW COST DIVORCE OPTIONS Low cost divorce help in Tucson isn't hard to find. If you are trying to save money and you and your spouse agree to a division of assets, debts, custody of children etc. then you may try the option of a certified legal document preparer. In Arizona a non-lawyer may prepare [...]
Divorce Petition- What is a divorce Petition? The Petition is the first pleading in a divorce case signed by the person filing. The person filing is either the Husband or Wife and is called the Petitioner. The Petition is filed in the Superior Court of Arizona, in the county in which either Husband or Wife [...]
CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATION -FACTORS The Arizona child support calculator takes into consideration several factors and it uses the income shares model to determine the amount of child support that the non-custodial parent must pay. When determining the child support in a divorce, paternity or child support modification case, the following information is required: GROSS INCOMES. [...]