PHOENIX FAMILY LAW BLOG
AVOIDING PITFALLS IN ARIZONA CHILD CUSTODY LAWS
On behalf of Lasiter & Jackson posted in
on Thursday, September 18, 2014
Divorce is seldom an enjoyable part of anyone’s life. Usually when couples split, both parties experience emotions based on anger, resentment and distrust. Those feelings are usually exacerbated if the divorcing couple share a child. Suddenly, rather mundane activities such as dropping off a child at the home of an ex-spouse can quickly erupt into […]
Tags: divorce, emotions, visitation rights
UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS CAN I CHANGE MY CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS?
On behalf of Lasiter & Jackson posted in
on Monday, September 15, 2014
Many Arizona residents currently paying child support for one or more children are unaware that substantial changes in their lives may affect the amounts they receive or are required to pay. A common complaint from non-custodial parents is that the court-ordered amount of child support is simply too much to allow them make ends meet. […]
Tags: child support modification, custodial parent, income
STUDY SHOWS UNIQUE WAYS DIVORCE AFFECTS CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR
On behalf of Lasiter & Jackson posted in
on Friday, September 12, 2014
Researchers in the field of child psychology have known for years of the harmful effects to children when families undergo divorce. However, until recently, it was suspected that the negative effects divorce has on children was not linked to the financial status of the family. A new study out of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., […]
Tags: Child Support, divorce, parental relocation, property division
BENEFITS OF DIVORCE MEDIATION IN ARIZONA
On behalf of Lasiter & Jackson posted in
on Tuesday, September 9, 2014
As it pertains to the law, mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), in which a neutral third party assists two or more parties in amicably negotiating a settlement. In recent time, more and more couples going through divorce have opted for the mediation route as opposed to the more traditional court setting. Divorce mediation […]
Tags: Mediation
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ITS EFFECT ON ARIZONA DIVORCES
On behalf of Lasiter & Jackson posted in
on Friday, September 5, 2014
As previously mentioned in an earlier article on our law blog, orders of protection are designed to prevent contact between people who believe they may be in danger of domestic violence and their abusers. In some cases, married couples who share children together suddenly face the prospect of divorce when one or both spouses engage […]
Tags: Domestic Violence