Family Law Blog

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November 12, 2019 Cindy Best
Be Reasonable

Sometimes parents fight just to fight and use their children as pawns. I know that that seems hard to believe but it is true. If you find that you cannot be reasonable, try putting yourself in the shoes of your child. Can you imagine your Mom trying to prevent your Dad that you love and…

October 24, 2019 Cindy Best
Should I Really Sleep On It?

Sometimes people consult with us and wonder whether their signature on a document means anything. Yes, Yes, Yes, Do not sign anything if you do not understand the documents and if you do not understand the consequences. Do not be pressured into signing documents. Understand them. Know what the document means for your life. Ask questions. Ask more…

October 22, 2019 Cindy Best
Can I Change Horses Midstream?

We often have consults with people who have changed attorneys in the middle of a divorce or people who have started the divorce process on their own and then decide they need help. The key to both of these situations is to not wait until the last minute. It is so hard to help someone…

October 1, 2019 Cindy Best
I Hate The World

If you are in the middle of a divorce, you may feel like you hate the world. You are angry all the time, you are grumpy, you are short with people. But you might consider taking a step back and wondering how you got to where you are and analyze the situation. Who are you really…

September 26, 2019 Cindy Best
Football Teams Have a Game Plan Every Week

All football teams have game plans, every single week for each opposing team. They know their opponents strengths and weaknesses and how to best play against them to score touchdowns and field goals. They have special plays for the end of the game and the end of the second quarter. They have special plays for on…

September 24, 2019 Cindy Best
The Whole Truth, Nothing but the Truth or Should I Really Tell My Attorney The Truth?

Sometimes you meet a client and begin to wonder how the situation they find themselves in could have possibly happened. Then you investigate and get the paperwork and discover that you were only told part of the story. And as the old radio show with Paul Harvey used to say: “and now you know the…

September 17, 2019 Cindy Best
My Wife Served Me With An Order Of Protection

An Order of Protection is a very serious matter. The purpose is to protect victims of domestic violence from any further abuse. A person can go to court to obtain one and have a hearing in front of a judge. If the alleged perpetrator wants to object to the OOP, they can call and get…

September 13, 2019 Cindy Best
The Cost of Not Paying Your Child Support

Occasionally, someone asks us, “What happens if I don’t pay my child support?” The Answer: “A lot can happen—and none of it is good.” Here is a list of consequences you could face for not paying your court-ordered child support: You will be charged 10 percent interest on your child support obligation. You can be…

September 12, 2019 Cindy Best
The Effects of Divorce on Adult Children

Best Law Firm can help you with the legal aspects of a divorce. But we know much more goes into a divorce than just the legal aspects, just as a divorce often affects more than just the couple getting divorced. How Divorce Affects Adult Children Adult children can be greatly affected by divorce. Most people…

Family Law Success Stories

Best Law Firm has helped thousands of families during the past 18 years. We help families through negotiation, settlements, mediations and court litigation when necessary. The goal is to resolve issues with the least amount of money and stress and only use court litigation as a last resort. Every family we meet is important to us so we would like to share just a few of our success stories with you.

We represented an unmarried father and were able to reunite him with his 4 year old son after the mother secretly moved him to Florida. 

We represented a mother and were able to require the father to undergo therapy before he could have any parenting time with his three daughters who he had been physically and emotionally abusing.  We had a certified domestic violence expert testify in the case. 

We represented an unmarried mother and were able to reunite her with her 2 year old daughter after the father took the child in secret without permission or a court order. 

We represented a husband who had a large estate and the wife wanted assets greater than their prenuptial agreement allowed. 

We represented a wife in a long term marriage to obtain the spousal maintenance that she was due. 

We represented the husband whose wife violated their divorce decree's spousal maintenance agreement by living with her boyfriend. 

We represented an unmarried mother and were able to obtain a large child support order from the father who was a professional athlete and it was upheld on appeal. (Murphy) 

We represented an unmarried father and were able to fight abuse allegations filed against him and get a court order for 50-50 parenting time for his 2 children.

We represented an unmarried father and were able to defend him against false allegations and obtain a court order where he was named primary custodial parent of his 3 year old son.

We represented a mother who lived in Italy whose teenager was unlawfully kept in Arizona after summer visitation by the Father.  It was ordered for the child to return to his mom in Italy. 

We represented a father whose 2 children were taken to Kansas after their divorce was filed in Arizona and the court ordered them to be returned.

We represented a father who lived in Texas and fought for primary custody of his daughter who lived in Arizona. The daughter was able to move to Texas because of the mother's abuse and neglect. 

We represented a Canadian mother whose husband attempted to get a divorce in Arizona where he could keep the kids.  Mother had no long term visa and would have lost her children. Tali Collins was a "friend of the court" and was heard at a Canadian hearing on the same matter that had been filed in BC. 

We were the mediators for a mother who wanted to keep the community house (and equity) and the father who wanted to keep his community retirement. We were able to craft an agreement where she received more spousal maintenance up front which the husband agreed to pay to keep the community retirement he had earned. 

We represented two ER doctors and mediated their parenting agreement which was drafted to help each doctor have the maximum time with their son.  

We represented a father who was a doctor and obtained sole custody of his two daughters after the mother had a worsening mental illness.

We represented a father whose former wife attempted to enforce an out of state child support arrears calculation that was incorrect. We also won the case on appeal.  (Glover) 

We represented a mother and successfully protected against potential kidnapping by the father to a non Hague country, the UAE. The parenting time order put in safety measures and supervisors to protect the daughters. 

We represented a father from Japan to obtain a parenting time order for his young son.

We represented a father to severe the rights of the mother with their two daughters after the mother was imprisoned for criminal abuse against them. 

We represented a father and were able to negotiate a parenting plan with joint legal decision making and a 50-50 parenting plan for his son. 

We represented a divorced couple against the grandmother who wanted visitation time with their daughter against the parents' wishes. 

We represented a married couple and negotiated visitation with a former mother in law, grandmother to their son/step son. 

We represented grandparents and negotiated parenting time with a previously estranged father of their grandson. 

 

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