Divorce Property and Debt
How does property and debt get divided during a divorce? When you and your spouse start considering divorce, it can be overwhelming to start thinking about the division of property. Our paralegal team has decades of experience preparing documents for an Arizona divorce and we can ensure that your paperwork will be properly organized […]
Divorce With Children
DIVORCE WITH CHILDREN Navigating the next exit with children. As you begin to collect the information needed to file for divorce, the process may feel overwhelming, daunting, and nerve-wracking but know that we are here to guide you. In Arizona, a divorce is legally a “dissolution of marriage” and a court process to end a marriage. […]
Filing for Divorce When Your Spouse is Not in Arizona
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 […]
Community Property and Separate Property
Property in Arizona Divorce: Who Gets What? Arizona is a community property state. This means that spouses generally share equal ownership of anything earned, purchased, acquired, or paid for during the marriage. It does not matter if only one spouse uses the property, or which spouse paid for the property, or whose name a […]
Divorce and Name Changes
Divorce and Name Change 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. […]
Responding to a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce)
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 […]
Arizona Parenting Plan Forms in Divorce
ARIZONA PARENTING PLAN FORM IN DIVORCE Parenting Plan Form for Couples Going Through Divorce Couples who are going through an uncontested divorce with children have many issues to consider as they transition from a married couple to divorced co-parents. There are many resources to help parents considering divorce. In today’s post I want to highlight […]
UNCONTESTED DIVORCE AND CONTESTED DIVORCE
UNCONTESTED DIVORCE VS. CONTESTED DIVORCE Contested Divorce Issues: Motion to Set, Pre-Trial Statement, Response to Petition for Divorce, and the Consent Decree WHAT IS AN UNCONTESTED DIVORCE AZ Statewide Paralegal has handled thousands of divorce cases for Arizona residents since 1992. We assist clients who have an uncontested divorce in Tucson, Phoenix and the surrounding […]
Tucson Paralegal Alternative Guardianship Minor
Tucson Paralegal Alternative for Guardianship for Minor Children In one of my previous articles, I described the process and issues related to establishing guardianship for elderly parents. In this article I will address the process for the establishing the guardianship of minor children. Legal guardianship is only established by court order. Guardianship for minor children […]
Dividing retirement benefits in divorce by QDRO
Dividing Retirement Benefits in Divorce Qualified Domestic Relations Order: Retirement Benefits in Divorce Many couples, anxious to complete the divorce process sometimes overlooked how retirement benefits will be divided as part of the divorce settlement. There are different processes for dividing retirement benefits depending on the type of retirement plan. Lots of acronyms and abbreviations […]