In Arizona, the earnings of the spouses during marriage are community property. In a divorce, the court divides the money and assets between the spouses equitably. The exact division is generally left to the discretion of the...

Some people ask whether a person can waive spousal maintenance in a prenuptial agreement in Arizona. In Arizona, it had long been the rule that agreements made before marriage affecting alimony or spousal maintenance were...

In Arizona, a spouse signing over property by quitclaim generally gives up all interest in it. However, that isn’t always the case. In Armer v. Armer, 463 P.2d 818 (1970), the Arizona Supreme Court considered several...

In Arizona, the divorce judge usually divides community property and community debt between spouses in a dissolution decree. However, sometimes the court omits an asset or a debt. In Ellsworth v. Ellsworth 423 P.2d 364...

In Arizona, property owned by a spouse before marriage is their separate property. If they transfer an interest to the other spouse, the property status can change to community property. However, actions must be...

In Arizona, property acquired during a marriage is presumed to be community property. A spouse claiming otherwise must offer clear and convincing evidence in support. In Hofstra v. Hofstra 474 P.2d 869 (1970), the Court of...

In Arizona, an increase in the value of separate property during a marriage can be either separate or community property depending upon whether the spouses were segregating separate from community property in Arizona. Arizona...

In Arizona, when a spouse uses separate property to purchase property taken in the name of both spouses, it is presumed to be a gift. The intention of the couple also plays a significant role in the property division in...

In Arizona, courts presume that property a couple acquires during the marriage is community property. A spouse can overcome this presumption only by presenting clear and convincing evidence that the property is the separate...

Under Arizona law, when one spouse earns profits from separate property, those profits are either community or separate property (or a combination of both). They are community property to the extent they are earned...