Divorce and Name Changes Often, one or both spouses will want to change their name as part of the divorce process. If a spouse is returning to the name she or he used prior to the marriage (sometimes called a “maiden name”), the name change can be included as part of the divorce process. Other [...]
Defining and Dividing Community Property in a Divorce Community property is any property acquired by either spouse while married whether acquired jointly or separately. The distinction lies with the timing of the acquisition of the property and not necessarily that it was acquired with both names on the title or separate names on the title. [...]
Establishing and Securing Spousal Maintenance Spousal Maintenance is financial support for one spouse paid by the other spouse in a divorce or legal separation. Sometimes, during or after a divorce, one spouse may need financial help from the other spouse. There are various reasons why this may be as all circumstances are different. In this [...]
Filing for Divorce When Your Spouse is Not in Arizona Arizona Revised Statute 25-312 says that as long one spouse has been an Arizona resident for 90 days, you can file a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) in Arizona, regardless of where you were married. It is not necessary for your spouse to [...]
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Responding to a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) If you have been served with a Petition for Dissolution of a Non-Covenant Marriage, Arizona’s legal term for divorce, you have choices for how to respond. In the petition, your spouse will have alleged certain facts about your mutual assets and properties and may have [...]
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. [...]
Do I NEED to hire an Attorney? Some of my clients have asked this question and my answer is always the same. I am unable to answer the question whether or not you NEED an attorney. However, I do suggest that you ask yourself the following questions: 1) How comfortable are you appearing in Court [...]
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Getting a Divorce in Tucson doesn't have to be expensive, difficult or time consuming. In fact, quite the opposite. Arizona divorces are on the rise and typically if you live in Tucson, 1 in every 2 families will start the divorce process this year. What most Tucsonans don't realize is that there is a fast [...]
