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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
What is an Income Withholding Order (IWO) In June of 2012, an Income Withholding Order replaced the old Order of Assignment. It's an Order that is signed by the family court Judge that orders the employer of the party paying child support or spousal maintenance (alimony) to withhold income from the mother or father's paycheck [...]
Its that time of year again. The children are 18 and about to graduate from high school. It's not to early to use a certified legal document preparer in Arizona to terminate your child's child support. We can prepare the legal documents required to stop child support from being garnished from your paycheck. Our certified [...]
When attempting to serve a Petition for Dissolution, occasionally process servers are called upon to serve these legal documents to an uncooperative spouse. Process servers must be certified and licensed by the Arizona Supreme Court in order to serve legal documents on someone. They are given either a physical description or photograph of the spouse. [...]
We have assisted many active duty military who are stationed in Arizona but on active duty in Afghanistan, Iran, and Japan. If you are active duty military and need to file in Arizona for Divorce, we can help. We will prepare the documents and email them to you for your signature. You must have them [...]
Child Support presumptively ends on the last day of the month when the child turns 18 and has graduated from high school. What happens if the child drops out of high school? Child Support also presumptively terminates when they are age 19. What happens if the child gets married at 17 years old? What if [...]