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Sanctions for Filing Frivolous Pleadings in an Arizona Divorce The Arizona Court of Appeals issued a memorandum decision in the case of Kostadinova vs. Stephens addressing the basis for a trial court to issue sanctions in the form of attorney fees against an attorney representing a wife in a paternity case. The following is that […]

Filing a Late Application for Attorney Fees in an Arizona Family Law Case The Arizona Court of Appeals in a memorandum decision in the case of Alvarado vs. Apodaca addressed the issues of whether property taxes on a rental property should be deducted from gross income from that property for the purpose of calculating child […]

Mandatory Sanctions in an Arizona Family Law Case The Arizona Court of appeals in the case of Grow vs. Grow addressed in a memorandum decision the issue of mandatory sanctions in an Arizona family law case. The trial court dismissed Jared Robert Grow (father)’s petition to enforce court-ordered child care but denied Jennifer Marie Grow […]

Collecting Attorney Fees on a Judgment in an Arizona Divorce It is a myth that you can automatically collect attorney fees and other collection costs after judgment. Because garnishments and other post-judgment collection remedies are purely statutory, Judgment Creditors may only collect additional attorney fees as allowed per a statute allowing them or a judgment […]

Judgment for Separate Property Stolen During Marriage A judge in Arizona is required to fairly divide all of the parties’ community property and to assign to each party any sole and separate property owned by each spouse.  What happens when one spouse claims the other spouse stole his or her separate property?  Well, the Arizona […]