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Parenting Time

Brenda came to the Best Law Firm going through a divorce with 3 children. She wanted to split all the assets equally and agreed to a parenting time arrangement. She did not have enough money with her new job to meet expenses. We were able to negotiate spousal maintenance, so she could get a fresh start and have enough money to raise her kids. 

Divorce With Children

Jack came to the Best Law Firm going through a divorce with one child. He had moved to Utah for work while his Wife stayed in Arizona with the child. He wanted to have equal decision-making authority and as close to an equal parenting time schedule as possible. He also wanted to divide the assets equally with neither party receiving spousal maintenance.  After sending settlement letters between parties, we secured a long-distance parenting plan for him where both parents were able to spend meaningful parenting time with the child throughout the year and where neither party would receive spousal maintenance.

Sole Legal Decision Making

Veronica came to us with help securing sole legal decision-making of her four-year-old son. The son’s Father had not seen the child in three years and his whereabouts were unknown. She had been unable to serve Father with the Court papers to establish legal decision-making due to being unable to find his location.  We helped her serve her son’s Father by following the steps for filing for alternative service including the hiring of a process server, certified mail, and publishing in multiple newspapers. Veronica ended up being awarded sole legal decision-making of her son and was able to legally change his last name to her own.

Father's Rights

Tony came to us regarding a Father’s rights case with an unborn child. The child’s Mother was pregnant and not communicating with Father about the baby’s health or doctors’ appointments. Father was also concerned about Mother’s drinking and whether she would be able to be sober while raising the young child. We were able to address Mother’s alcohol abuse through random drug testing to get her the help she needs and ensure she is a fit parent. Through private mediation, we were able secure Father a graduated parenting plan where Father would receive equal parenting time and equal decision-making authority.

Mother's Rights

Sheila hired us to help with the abusive unmarried Father of her child who had filed a Petition to Establish asking for equal parenting time and decision-making. Father had committed significant domestic violence towards Mother during the relationship as well as had an addiction to narcotics.  Through mediation, we were able to address all of her concerns with Father.  We ensured that Father would only get supervised parenting time with the minor child until he had enrolled in and completed substance abuse and domestic violence counseling. Father would also enroll in drug testing for a prolonged period and could not test positive. We helped Sheila ensure her child would be kept safe until Father’s substance abuse and anger issues were probably treated.

Divorce Mediation

Jeff and Tonya had two kids together and were going through a divorce but did not want to hire attorneys and wanted to settle it at mediation. They came to us for a mediation, wanting to learn about divorce law and divide all assets fairly with both parents involved in their children’s lives.  We answered all their questions about the law in Arizona and guided them through a mediation where they were able to reach agreements on their own with the information we provided. The parties agreed on a parenting schedule in which they both felt comfortable with and that would benefit their kids schedule. Father also agreed to pay Mother spousal maintenance for three years to help Mother get back on her feet and into the work force.  The parties were able to leave the mediation with a signed agreement and save the time and money of a long drawn out divorce.