CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION

Table Of Contents

• CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION
  • Introduction
  • Options for Your Divorce
  • Litigation Process When Both Parties Have Attorneys
  • Litigation Process When the Parties Work Together During Their Divorce
  • Arizona Family Law Courts
  • The High Road
  • Jurisdiction: Are you Eligible for the “Big Game”?
  • What to Expect During the Game and an Overview of Arizona Law
  • Separation or Divorce?
  • Children and Custody (Parenting Time and Legal Decision-Making)
  • Spousal Maintenance
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• CHAPTER 2: PREPARING FOR THE “BIG GAME”
  • Your Goals, Our Guidance
  • Do It Yourself
  • Document Preparation by an Attorney
  • Mediation
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• CHAPTER 3: SHOULD I GET A DIVORCE OR LEGAL SEPARATION?
  • Children and Legal Separation
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• CHAPTER 4: CHILDREN AND CUSTODY
  • What About the Children?
  • Who Will Take Care of the Children and Where Will They Live?
  • Sole and Joint Legal Decision-Making
  • Parenting Time
  • Decision-Making Thoughts
  • Parenting Time Schedules
  • Other Parenting Time Issues
  • Child Decision-making Questionnaire with Parenting Time and Holiday Schedule
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• CHAPTER 5: CHILD SUPPORT
  • Child Support Factors to Establish Child Support
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• CHAPTER 6: PROPERTY
  • How Arizona Law Sees Division of Property (A.R.S. §25-211 & 25-318)
  • Characterization of Property
  • Property Worksheet
  • Resolving Your Property Issues
  • Property Settlement Agreement
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• CHAPTER 7: SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE
  • What is Spousal Maintenance?
  • Spousal Maintenance Questionnaire
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• CHAPTER 8: GAME-TIME (The Documents and the Process of Divorce)
  • Overview of Required Documents
  • The Individual Documents
  • Steps to Filing Your Dissolution or Legal Separation Documents
  • Simple Steps to “Serving” the Other Party
• CHAPTER 9: AFTER THE COIN TOSS (Before the Game Begins and the Impact of the Temporary Injunction)
  • The Response
  • The “New” Rules
  • Other Issues
  • What Happens After the Papers are Served?
  • Early Resolution Conference or Resolution Management Conference
• CHAPTER 10: MEDIATION
  • Not Even the Winners Win in Litigation
  • Mediation: A step-by-step process
  • Advantages of Mediation
  • The Parties’ Obligations
  • The Mediator’s Role
  • Hypothetical Cases
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• CHAPTER 11: PLAY BALL! GOING TO COURT
  • Dress the Part
  • Before Heading Into the Courtroom
  • Preparing for Court
  • What to do with the Documents the Court Requests
  • When You are in the Courtroom and Your Case is Called
  • In the Courtroom
  • After Court
• Chapter 12: THE END—THE DECREE
  • The Decree
• CHAPTER 13: FOULS AND PENALTIES
  • Alcohol, Drug Use and TASC Program
  • Domestic Violence
  • Orders of Protection
• CHAPTER 14: TIMEOUTS
  • Conciliation Services
  • Reconciliation
  • Voluntary Dismissal of Dissolution or Legal Separation
  • Non-voluntary Dismissal of Dissolution or Legal Separation
  • Uncooperative Spouses
  • APPENDIX A: USEFUL ARIZONA STATUTES (The Law)
  • APPENDIX B: RULES OF FAMILY LAW
  • APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY OF FAMILY LAW DEFINITIONS
  • APPENDIX D: RESOURCE GUIDE
  • APPENDIX E: END NOTES