I recently had lunch with a non-lawyer friend who, like me, has been married over 30 years (34 years for me; 31 for him). He was having some doubts about long-term marriage and found it odd that a divorce attorney (like me)...
Read MoreArizona Family Courts, like all courts dealing with the trauma and fluid emotions surrounding the break-up of families, constantly grapple with the issue of where to draw the line when it comes to resolving parenting disputes...
Read MoreHe sits patiently on the living room couch. Waiting. The clock says 15 more minutes. A long time for a 4½ year old. Sitting next to him as if to keep him company is the dinosaur-motif backpack that Mom packed for him with extra...
Read MoreClients often raise three major complaints about the divorce process: 1) how long it takes; 2) how much it costs; and 3) the complete lack of control they feel over their lives while the process plays out.
Read MoreDivorce is naturally an emotional process – before, during and after the fact. As a family law attorney, probably half my time is spent dealing with clients’ emotions than actually practicing law – a reality that prompts most...
Read MoreHaving practiced divorce law for over 30 years, I have been amazed by the number of clients who have uttered the same prophetic statements year after year, each one acting as if they were announcing the discovery of some new...
Read MoreDivorce. Children. These two words seem joined more often these days. The result is one of the most emotional and traumatic issues in Family Law: child custody. It is also one of the most misunderstood. The term “child custody”...
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