Family Law Blog

Stay up-to-date with family law and divorce news, tips and guides written by the team at Best Law Firm

November 4, 2011 Cindy Best
Do-It-Yourself vs. Seeking advice of an Attorney

There is a justifiable argument on both sides of this debate. After all, there are? Self-Service Centers? being developed and opened up more and more in courts throughout the land. They are also surely a very assistive and helpful department and Do-It-Yourself Divorce forms are usually also downloadable via the Internet as well. All this…

November 1, 2011 Cindy Best
Holiday Time and Child Custody

If you and your former partner are not sure what to do during the upcoming holiday season, you might want to consider reading our book: The Divorce Coach. There are chapters devoted to parenting plans and ideas to make this difficult time easier. And, if you need more help, you can always use an experienced…

October 31, 2011 Cindy Best
Halloween and child custody

Your child does not want to be in the middle of an adult tug of war. If you have child custody issues with your former partner, make certain it does not spill over into your relationship with your children. Cooperate with your former partner so you can each share these happy holiday times with you…

October 7, 2011 Cindy Best
Questions about getting divorced in Arizona

Our new book, The Divorce Book, will answer your questions about Arizona Divorce. We can help you with property, custody, parenting plans, spousal maintenance, child support and property. Call us for a free telephone consultation. Best Law Firm at 480-219-2433.

October 5, 2011 Cindy Best
Ask the Divorce Coach: Husband Threatens to Take Spouse to ?Cleaners?

By Cindy Best, Best Law Firm Did you know there is usually a spike in divorce filings in late August and September, after school starts? Filing for divorce or separation in Arizona can be an intimidating and often complicated process. Having a knowledgeable professional on your side to help answer your questions can make the…

April 1, 2011 Cindy Best
Disclaimer

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February 15, 2011 Cindy Best
Suze Orman divorce advice in Oprah Magazine

The high cost of divorce is unnecessary. Suze Orman had to answer a father?s question about how to pay for his son?s college after spending over $100,000 for the father?s divorce. It is sad to read that a family spend over $200,000 (most likely since each side had to pay lawyers) instead of spending it…

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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