Family Law Blog

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April 14, 2016 Cindy Best
Pick A Good One

How to Pick a family law attorney…If you are going to spend a couple hundred dollars or even few thousand dollars, you want to spend some time getting an attorney that you trust and can rely on. Most  people do not really know how to pick a good lawyer but you should trust your instincts….

March 17, 2016 Cindy Best
Why Are Attorneys So Mean?

Really…you know what I am talking about. And, I have no answer. Some attorneys might hate their job, some attorneys might have gone through their own terrible divorce and some attorneys might just be mean. It is unfortunate if your spouse has one of those kind of lawyers because they will make your life miserable….

March 14, 2016 Cindy Best
2015 AIOFLA’S 10 Best Law Firm in Arizona For Client Satisfaction

The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of Arizona’s Family Law Firm, Best Law Firm as 2015 10 Best Family Law Firm for Client Satisfaction. The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Family Law Attorneys…

March 8, 2016 Cindy Best
The Pantyhose Lawyer

If you aren’t old enough to remember these old days, let me explain. There was a time, a long time ago, that you could buy a pair of pantyhose where one size fit all. That meant that no matter how small, big, short, large, or whatever a woman was;  that one pair of pantyhose was…

March 3, 2016 Cindy Best
What About Curling and Cricket?

Most Americans, it is safe to say don’t know much about curling or cricket. So, if you were invited to go curling or play cricket, I doubt whether you would show up in your soccer uniform or track clothes. You might show up in your professional suit but that might not be a good idea…

March 1, 2016 Cindy Best
Scottsdale Airpark News Article: Best Law Firm Offers Customized Legal Representation

Scottsdale Airpark News Best Law Firm Offers Customized Legal Representation -By Alison Stanton With almost three decades of legal experience under her belt, family law attorney Cindy Best has learned that no two clients or cases are alike. Best also knows that the same legal approach will not work for everyone. Because of this, she…

March 1, 2016 Cindy Best
Almost Half the Children Born in Maricopa County are to Unmarried Parents

That seems like an amazing statistic to me for 2013; about 45,000 babies born in Maricopa County had unmarried parents. What does that mean for all these kids? Legally, it means that they have fathers with no legal rights to their children at birth. There is no common law marriage, by the way, in Arizona….

February 25, 2016 Cindy Best
Coach, Cheerleader, Quarterback and the Mediator

The short answer, no. Many people get confused about this. An attorney gives you legal advice and helps you with recommendations based on their knowledge and experience. They also advocate and cheerlead for your positions. They help coach you. They quarterback all the plays and help with strategy. But they also try and get things…

February 23, 2016 Cindy Best
What If I Don’t Want Salad and Potato With my Steak?

Have you ever walked into a restaurant and they make you only buy a complete meal? You have to have a hamburger with fries and a shake. You have to have salad and potato with your steak. You are required to have bacon and hash browns with your eggs. How often would you go to…

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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