Dec 26, 2020 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Joint Custody, Legal Decision-Making, Parenting Time
Is Arizona’s presumption of equal or near-equal parenting time in the best interests of children? We think not. Several years ago, revisions were made to certain Arizona Family Law statutes that guide the Court in making custody decisions involving children....
Dec 3, 2020 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Joint Custody, Legal Decision-Making, Parenting Time, Uncategorized
For just about 10 months now, we have been living through unprecedented times. Most businesses are still closed or operating with restrictions, some schools are still remote, and life overall really hasn’t gone back to “normal,” as many expected it would have by now....
Nov 21, 2020 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Joint Custody, Legal Decision-Making, Parenting Time, Uncategorized
There’s this thing called “Empathy.” And it’s a powerful force. When I don’t see eye-to-eye with someone, I try very hard to understand why that person feels the way they do, and why their reality is so different from mine. When I take that approach, I am usually...
Jun 2, 2018 | Children, Custody, Family Law, Father's Rights, High-Conflict Disputes, Joint Custody, Mother's Rights, Parental Rights, Separation, Single Fathers, Single Mothers, Single Parenting, Sole Custody, Uncategorized
In 2012 I wrote an article on our law firm’s blog entitled “Say Goodbye to Custody,”, in which I discussed the brand new, and highly debated, revisions to the Arizona Family Law statutes. These laws, which guide the Court in making custody decisions involving...
Dec 29, 2016 | Co-Parenting, Coping with Divorce, Custody, Divorce, High-Conflict Disputes, Joint Custody, Legal Decision-Making, Parallel Parenting, Parenting Time
In every divorce involving legal decision-making and parenting time issues, parents must strive to keep the needs of the children as their #1 priority. Children benefit most when they have relationships with both parents and tend to adjust better to divorce when: They...
Dec 7, 2014 | Co-Parenting, Custody, Divorce, Father's Rights, Joint Custody, Legal Decision-Making, Mother's Rights, Parenting Time, Shared Parenting
What’s wrong with this picture?.. The First International Conference on Shared Parenting” has published a “Research Consensus Statement” following a July 2014 conference organized by the International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP). In their report,...
