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Learn About the Domestic Violence Presumption in Arizona Child Custody Cases Arizona law requires the court to make a domestic violence presumption in Arizona child custody cases if it determines a parent has engaged in domestic violence. The domestic violence presumption in Arizona child custody cases requires the abusive parent to prove that joint legal […]

Embryos in a Divorce in Arizona The Arizona Court of Appeals, in its published opinion in Terrel v. Torres, — P.3d—, Ariz.App. (2019), had to consider what to do with frozen embryos in a divorce when the parties had signed an in vitro fertilization agreement but disagreed on the interpretation of the terms. Before their […]

Home State Custody Jurisdiction When Child Relocated to Arizona Parents need to understand home state custody jurisdiction when a child is relocated to Arizona. It is not unusual for a parent who has legal custody of a child from another state to move to Arizona with their child. Does the question become which state court […]

How to Register a Child Custody Order in Arizona If you have a child custody order from another state, you need to know how to register a child custody order in Arizona. A parent can register a child custody order issued by a court by another state in Arizona by sending the court in Arizona […]

Emergency Custody When Arizona Lacks Jurisdiction There are some important exceptions built into the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act in emergency situations. If a custody case involves an emergency situation that places a child in imminent danger of harm, such a child being abandoned or abused, a court in Arizona that otherwise lacks jurisdiction […]