Arizona has adopted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (the “UCCJEA”). The UCCJEA was adopted to avoid interjurisdictional disputes between courts in different states over which state courts would have the...

If you or your child have experienced significant domestic violence and are wondering how it will affect child custody in Arizona, you will need to know the laws concerning domestic violence and child custody in Arizona....

If you are considering obtaining an Arizona child custody order, and either you or your spouse has moved to Arizona from a different state or country, you will need to know the laws concerning Arizona child custody...

Mother and Father divorced in Arizona in 2009 and subsequently entered into a parenting agreement. Under their 2009 parenting agreement, Mother and Father shared joint physical custody and joint legal decision making of their...

So, what happens when an expert’s report is disclosed too late. Dispute Over the Late Disclosure of a Child Custody Evaluation in Arizona Wife and Husband have two children. Husband lived in Rhode Island and Wife lived...

A lot of parents have been asking about the effect of the coronavirus on child custody and parenting time orders in Arizona. So, we want to talk to you about what we are hearing and what you can do if you have concerns about...

Impact of the Domestic Violence Presumption on Arizona Child Custody Cases We want to talk to you about what is known as the domestic violence presumption in Arizona child custody cases. To start, we are going to discuss what...

The Arizona Court of Appeals, in its published opinion in Terrel v. Torres, — P.3d—, Ariz.App. (2019), had to consider what happens to frozen embryos in a divorce in Arizona. Specifically, the court had to...

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...

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...