Hi, I’m Mitch Reichman. I’m a State Board of Arizona Certified Specialist in Family Law, and I practice at Jaburg and Wilk.
Yes, typically you’ll have to appear in court at least once. Judges in Maricopa County in divorce cases are very proactive, and so they call the parties to appear in front of them early on in the case to assess what their positions are and what other services might be required to help process the case, such as appraisers or custody evaluators. That appearance is not an appearance where you have to testify, but you will typically have to appear at least once in front of the judge.
One of the things that we do in your case is we put orders into place so that there is predictability while your case is proceeding. Those are called temporary orders. Orders for child support, orders for spousal maintenance, who gets possession of the house, how the bills get paid, these things need to be done in an orderly way, and we like to have court orders so that we are able to enforce people’s obligations during the process. That would typically require a hearing of some kind, and at that hearing, you would have to testify. That does not necessarily mean that you’ll have to testify for a long time, or that you would have to testify in a trial. It is possible to complete your divorce without having a trial. In fact, we prefer that our clients complete their divorces without having trial, because trial is the most unpredictable way to resolve your divorce. There are a number of different alternatives, all of which we will explore. One is mediation. Another is arbitration, which is essentially hiring a private judge to make the decisions in your case. We can also ask our judge to appoint someone – called a Family Law Master – to essentially take the place of the judge, and have hearings, and make recommendations in terms of findings. So there are a lot of different ways to settle your case or resolve it without having to go to trial.
Hi, I’m Mitch Reichman. I’m a State Board of Arizona Certified Specialist in Family Law, and I practice at Jaburg and Wilk.
Yes, typically you’ll have to appear in court at least once. Judges in Maricopa County in divorce cases are very proactive, and so they call the parties to appear in front of them early on in the case to assess what their positions are and what other services might be required to help process the case, such as appraisers or custody evaluators. That appearance is not an appearance where you have to testify, but you will typically have to appear at least once in front of the judge.
One of the things that we do in your case is we put orders into place so that there is predictability while your case is proceeding. Those are called temporary orders. Orders for child support, orders for spousal maintenance, who gets possession of the house, how the bills get paid, these things need to be done in an orderly way, and we like to have court orders so that we are able to enforce people’s obligations during the process. That would typically require a hearing of some kind, and at that hearing, you would have to testify. That does not necessarily mean that you’ll have to testify for a long time, or that you would have to testify in a trial. It is possible to complete your divorce without having a trial. In fact, we prefer that our clients complete their divorces without having trial, because trial is the most unpredictable way to resolve your divorce. There are a number of different alternatives, all of which we will explore. One is mediation. Another is arbitration, which is essentially hiring a private judge to make the decisions in your case. We can also ask our judge to appoint someone – called a Family Law Master – to essentially take the place of the judge, and have hearings, and make recommendations in terms of findings. So there are a lot of different ways to settle your case or resolve it without having to go to trial.
Hi. My name is Larry Hirsch, and I practice exclusively in the domestic relations group at Jaburg & Wilk. Talking about spousal maintenance, the great grey area in Arizona Dissolution of Marriage Law.
Spousal maintenance has no guidelines. It’s one of the keys that anybody has to understand. So, when a client asks me, what am I going to see receiving spousal maintenance, it’s almost impossible to tell them and there’s lots of reasons why but I want to relate a story. I help teach younger attorneys how to put on divorce trials. I remember one time we were doing this we had a panel of judges who came in to sit at our mock trial. We had five judges. We presented the exact same case, of course, to all five judges. All five judges had a different ruling on how much spousal maintenance the spouse was going to get and how long the spousal maintenance term was going to last. I like to tell that story because clients will ask all the time, how much am I going to pay in spousal maintenance? How much am I going to receive in spousal maintenance? The answer is always: “it depends”. That’s why we call it the great grey area.
There are a myriad of factors that play in to not only whether or not one is entitled to spousal maintenance but more specifically how much spousal maintenance one will receive and for how long.
Hi. My name is Larry Hirsch, and I practice exclusively in the domestic relations group at Jaburg & Wilk. Talking about spousal maintenance, the great grey area in Arizona Dissolution of Marriage Law.
Spousal maintenance has no guidelines. It’s one of the keys that anybody has to understand. So, when a client asks me, what am I going to see receiving spousal maintenance, it’s almost impossible to tell them and there’s lots of reasons why but I want to relate a story. I help teach younger attorneys how to put on divorce trials. I remember one time we were doing this we had a panel of judges who came in to sit at our mock trial. We had five judges. We presented the exact same case, of course, to all five judges. All five judges had a different ruling on how much spousal maintenance the spouse was going to get and how long the spousal maintenance term was going to last. I like to tell that story because clients will ask all the time, how much am I going to pay in spousal maintenance? How much am I going to receive in spousal maintenance? The answer is always: “it depends”. That’s why we call it the great grey area.
There are a myriad of factors that play in to not only whether or not one is entitled to spousal maintenance but more specifically how much spousal maintenance one will receive and for how long.
My name is Kip Micuda. I practice in family law and I’ve been practicing for about twenty-five years now. I can’t think of too many circumstances if any, where the fit between lawyer and client is more important than in family law matters. Family court cases are fluid. They’re constantly changing. The lawyer’s first interest, first obligation is to help the client get where the client ought to be. But, in addition to that, at least for me, having a personal relationship with my client is often very important. I’m trying to create a personal connection with them that leaves them with no doubt that I care about them, I care about their children and I care about their case. And, in doing that I often share with them, my parents split up when I was twelve years old and it was very difficult on my brother and I. At one point, we were asked, which parent do you want to go with and I remember very distinctly telling, both my parents, I’m not picking between my parents. I do have some understanding of what they’re going through and in particular, I have some understanding of what their children are going through. I think it gives me a perspective that lawyers that haven’t been through that, don’t have. Those cases particularly when the children are undergoing some real difficulties, whether it’s trauma from what’s going on between the parents or whatever the case might be. The thing that I always keep in mind is that they rarely have a voice. I tend to take it upon myself that while I’m representing a parent, or a custodian, or a guardian, or a grandparent, whoever, I always try to keep an eye on what’s going on with the children. You’ve just spent a few moments looking at my profile, thank you. I hope that it convinces you that I’m professional, knowledgeable, and that my client’s interests are very important to me. If you’d like to talk to me about representation in a family law matter, I ask that you do so. Please contact me at Hildebrand Law. The phone number is (480) 305-8300. Thank you.
My name is Kip Micuda. I practice in family law and I’ve been practicing for about twenty-five years now. I can’t think of too many circumstances if any, where the fit between lawyer and client is more important than in family law matters. Family court cases are fluid. They’re constantly changing. The lawyer’s first interest, first obligation is to help the client get where the client ought to be. But, in addition to that, at least for me, having a personal relationship with my client is often very important. I’m trying to create a personal connection with them that leaves them with no doubt that I care about them, I care about their children and I care about their case. And, in doing that I often share with them, my parents split up when I was twelve years old and it was very difficult on my brother and I. At one point, we were asked, which parent do you want to go with and I remember very distinctly telling, both my parents, I’m not picking between my parents. I do have some understanding of what they’re going through and in particular, I have some understanding of what their children are going through. I think it gives me a perspective that lawyers that haven’t been through that, don’t have. Those cases particularly when the children are undergoing some real difficulties, whether it’s trauma from what’s going on between the parents or whatever the case might be. The thing that I always keep in mind is that they rarely have a voice. I tend to take it upon myself that while I’m representing a parent, or a custodian, or a guardian, or a grandparent, whoever, I always try to keep an eye on what’s going on with the children. You’ve just spent a few moments looking at my profile, thank you. I hope that it convinces you that I’m professional, knowledgeable, and that my client’s interests are very important to me. If you’d like to talk to me about representation in a family law matter, I ask that you do so. Please contact me at Hildebrand Law. The phone number is (480) 305-8300. Thank you.
A parenting plan is a document, which a judge will make or parents can make themselves. It describes with whom a child will live and on what days of the week. It describes which parent, or both parents will make the decisions for the child. For details, contact me, Greg Davis at Davis Limited, (602) 279-1900.
By: Greg Davis
A parenting plan is a document, which a judge will make or parents can make themselves. It describes with whom a child will live and on what days of the week. It describes which parent, or both parents will make the decisions for the child. For details, contact me, Greg Davis at Davis Limited, (602) 279-1900.
By: Greg Davis
Hello, I want to speak today about whether you are required to report child abuse and if so to whom you report that concern about child abuse. Unless you are a mandatory reporter or the care provider for a child, you do not have an obligation to report a suspicion of child abuse to law enforcement or child protective services.
Although, as parents and members of our community, we would hope that we would all report any concerns of abuse you may not be required to do so. A mandatory reporter in the state of Arizona however, must always report a concern of child abuse.
Mandatory reports include, but are not limited to teachers and school personal, medical personal such as nurses and doctors, counselors and psychologists, any care giver for a child, such as a day care provider or any other person who is in the position of caring for a child. If you have any other questions regarding whether you have a duty of reporting suspected child abuse, please feel free to contact me.
For more information on whether or not you are required to report child abuse in Arizona, please contact a Scottsdale child abuse lawyer.
By: Chris Hildebrand
Hello, I want to speak today about whether you are required to report child abuse and if so to whom you report that concern about child abuse. Unless you are a mandatory reporter or the care provider for a child, you do not have an obligation to report a suspicion of child abuse to law enforcement or child protective services.
Although, as parents and members of our community, we would hope that we would all report any concerns of abuse you may not be required to do so. A mandatory reporter in the state of Arizona however, must always report a concern of child abuse.
Mandatory reports include, but are not limited to teachers and school personal, medical personal such as nurses and doctors, counselors and psychologists, any care giver for a child, such as a day care provider or any other person who is in the position of caring for a child. If you have any other questions regarding whether you have a duty of reporting suspected child abuse, please feel free to contact me.
For more information on whether or not you are required to report child abuse in Arizona, please contact a Scottsdale child abuse lawyer.
By: Chris Hildebrand
Parenting time is perhaps the largest factor affecting the amount of child support a non-custodial parent will pay. The more parenting time days one spends with the children, the bigger the discount off the presumptive child support amount. For more information, call me, Greg Davis at Davis Limited, (602) 279-1900.
By: Greg Davis
Parenting time is perhaps the largest factor affecting the amount of child support a non-custodial parent will pay. The more parenting time days one spends with the children, the bigger the discount off the presumptive child support amount. For more information, call me, Greg Davis at Davis Limited, (602) 279-1900.
By: Greg Davis
Yes, you can modify an existing order of child support. Someone who wants to modify an order of child support must show a substantial and continuing change in circumstances. Many situations could constitute a substantial and continuing change in circumstances, but a couple of examples would be the loss of the paying parent’s job, or a child’s special needs, or even a change in parenting time. If you want to know more, call me, Greg Davis, at (602) 279-1900.
By: Greg Davis
Yes, you can modify an existing order of child support. Someone who wants to modify an order of child support must show a substantial and continuing change in circumstances. Many situations could constitute a substantial and continuing change in circumstances, but a couple of examples would be the loss of the paying parent’s job, or a child’s special needs, or even a change in parenting time. If you want to know more, call me, Greg Davis, at (602) 279-1900.
By: Greg Davis
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