Blog Posts in January, 2012
Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Phoenix Divorce Lawyer
In a divorce case where spousal support is ordered, how are Social Security benefits addressed? The Arizona Court of Appeals addressed this issue in Leathers v. Leathers , a 2007 case. A federal ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2012 By Phoenix Divorce Lawyer
Unless otherwise specified, spousal maintenance lasts until one party dies or the dependent spouse remarries. Sometimes, the dependent spouse--typically the wife--will cohabitate with someone rather ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2012 By Phoenix Divorce Lawyer
How long must you pay alimony/ spousal support ? Forever, if you are not careful. Much less, if you have a good lawyer. Under proper circumstances, future maintenance payments may be terminated by ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Phoenix Divorce Lawyer
Arizona has statewide guidelines for child support, partly because federal law requires us to. But federal law requires no spousal maintenance guidelines. Maricopa County, though, enacted spousal ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Phoenix Divorce Lawyer
How is an award of alimony enforced? Once again, it pays to have an aggressive and knowledgeable attorney on your side. First of all, the award of spousal maintenance needs to be in the decree. That ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Phoenix Divorce Lawyer
Once the court finds the existence of one or more of the four statutory reasons for awarding alimony (spousal maintenance), the amount and duration of spousal support is left to the "sound ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Phoenix Divorce Lawyer
In a divorce case, the court is authorized to order spousal support for either spouse. Most people use the term "alimony," but Arizona law uses the phrase, "spousal maintenance" ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2012 By Phoenix Divorce Lawyer
In an Arizona divorce , several matters are handled prior to the hearing on the divorce petition by a preliminary injunction and temporary orders. A preliminary injunction is issued by the superior ...
Continue reading "The Automatic Prelminary Injunction" »