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How much alimony is awarded in Arizona?

In Arizona, what's been commonly referred to as 'alimony' is now turns as spousal maintenance or spousal support. Oftentimes spousal support is a contentious issue because oftentimes men who have been working in the workforce for many years are reluctant to pay their wife or significant spouse some maintenance. The only way to determine how much spousal maintenance and or spousal support should be paid to this spouse receiving the spousal maintenance is to determine what the incurred complete financial picture is of both persons who are getting the divorce.Obviously, if a person needs to receive spousal maintenance because that's the only way they can get back on their feet, spousal maintenance will be ordered by the court. My name is Mike Baker of The Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support and parenting time matter.

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What debts have to be paid back in bankruptcy?

Student loans are non-dischargeable in bankruptcy in almost all instances. Also, domestic support order such as alimony or child support or similar orders are non-dischargeable in bankruptcy. I'm Stuart Alford, bankruptcy lawyer with the law firm of Alford and Bertrand. I've been practicing bankruptcy law for almost 20 years.

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How can an attorney help in my divorce in Arizona?

In Arizona, the importance of a divorce attorney is as follows: If both parties are able to agree as to their differences in the divorce, perhaps an attorney is not necessary. But if a party goes out and hires an attorney, my advice is that it is imperative that the other party hire an attorney so their rights are protected. Because if they do not hire an attorney, the things that the other attorney will do, in terms of how to settle the case, the actual knowledge that they have of the divorce statutes will inevitably have a negative effect on the other party. And therefore, the role of a divorce attorney is very important in protecting someone's rights, especially when the other party is represented by council. My name is Mike Baker, of the Baker law firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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Can I terminate parental rights in Arizona?

In Arizona, a person who has not had regular or continuing contact with their minor child or children for a period of six months or more, can have their rights terminated and often times our office receives phone calls from individuals seeking to terminate parents rights in order to move forward with a step-parent adoption. If you are considering this important and life altering decision, please call our office so that we can walk you through this very important process and contact the right adoption agencies and severance agencies so that you can move forward with this plan so that your child and or children can be involved in this comprehensive nuclear family that you seek to have. My name is Mike Baker of the Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over the state of Arizona in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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Can I move with my kids out of state after a divorce in Arizona?

If you’ve been divorced in Arizona, you are permitted under the statutes to move with your minor children. However, you need to be very careful about how you’re going to proceed in asking the court to do so. There are strict requirements that have to be met, and the standard is clear and convincing evidence that it’s in the best interest of the children to do so. And therefore it is critical that you contact an attorney in order for that to be an effective petition to the court. My name is Mike Baker of the Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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What is the Arizona divorce process?

In Arizona, the divorce process goes as follows. A petitioner would file a complaint with the Superior Court of Arizona. After filing that complaint, they would serve the respondent, or the other spouse, at which time that person would have 20 days to file a response to the petition for dissolution of marriage. If the person does not file a response, the parties can be divorced in 60 days pursuant to a default decree. If, however, the person files a response, the case will follow a normal trajectory in the Superior Court which could include a settlement conference, arbitration or in some cases, although not many, trial. My name is Mike Baker of the Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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How is child support awarded in Arizona?

Child support in Arizona is fortunately determined by the child support guidelines. These guidelines were created by the Supreme court of Arizona so that people would have a good sense of how much child support they would be receiving and/or paying before they ever got a divorce. The child support guidelines is an algorithm and lawyers have very little leeway in determining how much child support is in fact to be paid. My name is Mike Baker of the Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support, and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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Who gets custody of the kids in a divorce in Arizona?

In Arizonia, it's often times diffifult to determine who gets custody of a child, or children. There's two different types of custody. There's legal custody and then there's physical custody. Often times, parties will share joint custody ,both physically and legally. Other times, persons will have sole legal custody and have physical custody. It's very difficult to determine until one evaluates the facts of a case in the history of the family before you can determine who will likely recieve custody in Arizonia. My name is Mike Baker of the Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizonia in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support, and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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How are pensions divided in Arizona?

Generally, pensions in Arizona are divided like any other type of property that is acquired during a marriage. That is to say that it is divided equally if that pension, or if that retirement plan, was acquired during the marriage. Persons that are proficient in writing things called Quadros, Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, will prepare a pension plan that will allocate each party their respective share as awarded by the divorce decree. My name is Mike Baker of the Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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How is debt divided in Arizona?

In Arizona, debt is divided as a community. All debt acquired during the marriage is split equally. However, in many cases one party has racked up significant amounts of debt and there is contention as to whether or not the party who did not rack up the debt should then have to pay for that person's misuse of credit. The courts will hear individuals and in trial to determine if someone has wasted community assets on things that should not have been purchased. If there is a debt problem in your dissolution of marriage, please contact an experienced attorney so that we can assist you on determining whether or not a party has unlawfully secreted assets from the marriage and had too much debt unlawfully. My name is Mike Baker of The Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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What does legal separation mean in Arizona?

In Arizona, the difference between legal separation and dissolution of marriage is quite simply that as a dissolution of marriage the persons are restored to the status of single persons. In a legal separation, the person still remain married and there still have to be provisions for child custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, etcetera. One of the benefits of a legal separation is that the health insurance remains constant for both parties as they are not going to be divorced and not the status of single persons. My name is Mike Baker of The Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support, and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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What does no-fault divorce mean in Arizona?

In Arizona, a no-fault divorce simply means that neither party is going to be at fault in the eyes of the judge. The reason people get divorced in Arizona is, quite simply, irreconcilable differences. That is the standard that the courts use in order to divorce persons. It is not whether one has had an affair or whether one has went to prison. The standard in Arizona is irreconcilable differences; not the fault of one of the parties. My name is Mike Baker of the Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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How often can I visit my kids in Arizona?

In Arizona, persons who do not have primary physical custody are afforded liberal visitation with their children. At a minimum, one would expect to be able to visit their children at least every other weekend, and perhaps two days every week when they are not having the children on their every other weekend visitation. My name is Mike Baker of The Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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Who gets the dog in a divorce in Arizona?

In Arizona, property that is acquired during a marriage, including the dog usually is divided by agreement of the parties. But of course there are always the cases in which agreements are impossible. But the last thing that a judge wants to do is intervene on how to divide tangible property from the dog, to the lamp, to the book ends. So what the court will order the parties to do is to make a list, an inventory if you will, and make a decision on what’s most important to each party. And they will hand one party the list and they will check off an item, such as the dog. And then they will hand the other party the list and they will check off the couch. This is how property would be divided if parties cannot be adults and come to an agreement. My name is Mike Baker of the Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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Can I modify my divorce decree in Arizona?

In Arizona, parties are always able to modify a divorce decree, or a provision in a final order, provided that at least 6 months or in some cases a year elapses from the date of the original order. If there is a substantial and continuing change of circumstances that the court would warrant a modification of the decree, a decree can be modified. My name is Mike Baker of the Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over the state of Arizona in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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Who gets to keep the house in Arizona?

In Arizona, how the house is disposed of is very complicated in many cases. A person who is able to refinance the house and actually wants the house will be able to refinance the house and essentially buy out the other spouse from the equity existing in the property. Or, the persons will have to sell the house and any proceeds as a result of equity in the house will be divided equally. But likewise, if there is a deficiency in the property, they will have to split the deficiency among themselves equally. My name is Mike Baker of the Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over Arizona in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support and parenting time matters.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC