Divorce is a stressful and complicated process which becomes more so when there is a home involved that has to either be sold or refinanced. Divorce and refinancing a mortgage in Arizona during a divorce is a common issue....

In a divorce in Arizona, you need to consider the tax implications of certain assets when entering into a divorce settlement. Failure to consider tax consequences when dividing community property in Arizona can result in an...

In the case of Foster vs. Foster, the husband filed an appeal of the trial court’s division of guns in an Arizona divorce. The court awarded some of the guns to the husband as his sole and separate property but divided...

Couples going through a divorce divide the finances and property they have obtained during their marriage. Courts determine which assets are part of the marital property and separate property, and distribute them either...

In the Arizona Court of Appeals case of Austin v. Austin, the court determined the validity of an arbitration clause that requires parties to have a third party arbitrator settle their dispute if there is a disagreement. This...

Arizona is a community property state. That means that all money earned by either spouse during the marriage belongs equally to both. A person who murders his spouse is not entitled to inherit from her. Is he entitled to his...

Property a spouse brings to marriage remains his or her separate property. However, the spouses can agree to convert the property to community property. It can also be converted to community property by gift. In Sellers v....

When couples divorce in Arizona, one of the most important issues is the division of community property. Arizona law requires family courts to divide community assets equitably, which does not always mean equally. If one...

Generally, property acquired before marriage remains the separate property of the spouse. In some cases, however, it transmutes to community property. This can happen when a spouse purchases property with separate funds to be...

Turning Separate Property in Community Property in Arizona Arizona law recognizes that a spouse may cause a transmuting separate property into community property in Arizona by commingling that sole and separate property with...