Slip and Fall Rates at Work 2018-2019 Trips are defined as occurrences caused when an obstruction that catches the foot of a worker and causes a stumble forward. Slips occur when individuals slide, causing them to lose their balance. Falls happen when individuals descend by the force of gravity from any surface over four inches […]

Arizona Order of Protection From a Spouse’s Abusive Child Mother and Father share joint legal custody of their biological daughter. Mother filed for an order of protection against Father when she became aware that her 14-year-old step-son was sexually abusing her daughter. Mother’s sole claim is that Father was aware of the abuse and failed […]

Attributing Income for Spousal Support in Arizona We want to talk to you about attributing income for spousal support in Arizona. A court may, in some cases, decide to attribute income in a spousal maintenance case if the court feels a person is unemployed or underemployed in an Arizona divorce. In its published decision in […]

The Relationship Between Child Support and Debts in Arizona Some people have asked about the relationship between child support and debts in Arizona. Well, the Arizona Court of Appeals answered that question in the case of Jorgenson v. Jorgenson. The Arizona Court of Appeals examined whether a custodial parent remarrying and/or obtaining new employment resulting […]

Community Property and Annulment of Marriage in Arizona Some people ask about the relationship between community property and the annulment of a marriage in Arizona. To address that question, the Arizona Court of Appeals, in the case of Hammett v. Hammett, decided an annulment of marriage results in the creation of community property. In that […]