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In or Out of Wedlock – Same-Sex Parenting Issues, Visitation and Adoption

Arizona Family Law Solutions In or Out of Wedlock – Same-Sex Parenting Issues, Visitation and Adoption. In August of 2015, the Arizona Supreme Court dealt with an interesting challenge to visitation, Same-Sex parents, and adoption. What if one parent of the same sex partnership adopts a child and then they split, or even get married […]

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The Party Seeking Visitation Must Prove That Denying Visitation will Substantially Impair the Child’s Best Interest

Arizona Family Law Solutions The Party Seeking Visitation Must Prove That Denying Visitation will Substantially Impair the Child’s Best Interest In Goodman v. Forsen, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the “special weight” regarding a fit parent’s decision to oppose visitation between a child and a non-parent, such as same-sex partners, is not the

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Juvenile Dependency – Must be Determined at the time of the Hearing

Arizona Family Law Solutions Juvenile Dependency – Must be Determined at the time of the Hearing Juvenile dependency is a gut wrenching process. The juvenile courts seek to find the best alternatives for a child or children caught up in a dependency. The Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled, that dependency must be proven by

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Can the Court make up any portion of military retirement pay waived to received disability benefits post-decree?

Arizona Family Law Solutions Can the Court make up any portion of military retirement pay waived to received disability benefits post-decree? The Court in Howell v. Howell answered just this question. Although the Courts are precluded from dividing any portion of military retirement pay waived for disability benefits, the Court is not precluded when that

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