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...
Nov 6, 2020 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Frozen Embryos
Early this year, headlines circulated in Arizona, and even made national news, when a woman tried to use her frozen embryos after she and her husband got divorced. For Ruby Torres, her journey to becoming a mother was stopped short when the Arizona Supreme Court ruled...
Feb 16, 2019 | Consultation, Custodial Evaluations, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, High-Conflict Disputes, Litigation, Mental Health, Personality Disorders, Property Division, Sole Custody
Most people think that a “high-conflict divorce” necessarily involves two people who are angry and unreasonable. But that’s not always the case. When one party to a divorce suffers from a borderline, narcissistic, or another type of personality...
Aug 2, 2018 | Co-Parenting, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, High-Conflict Disputes, Modification Actions, Parental Rights, Parenting, Separation, Visitation
It came on like a silent earthquake. You didn’t see it coming. You never felt it when it hit. But now the foundation of the place where you live has shifted. The cracks in the walls are becoming visible. And nothing will ever be the same. That is the effect of the...
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...