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 divorce, an annulment, and a legal separation are all very similar in many respects, so there are a couple of important key differences that you should understand. When asked to enter a divorce, annulment, or a legal separation, the court is required to enter specific orders. If there are children involved, the court is required to make orders as to child support. The court is also required to enter orders explaining which parent is going to have the parenting time with the children and which parent, or both parents are going to have the legal decision-making for the child. Even if there are no children involved, the court is required to enter orders as to spousal support. Also, the court is required to enter orders dividing up the assets and debt of the parties. In those respects, a divorce, an annulment, and a legal separation are all very similar.
Now, the differences are also important to understand. In a divorce, the judge is essentially saying, “I now pronounce the parties no longer man and wife”. With an annulment, the judge is saying, “We’re going to pretend that you guys were never really married”. With a legal separation, the parties actually remain married, but the court has divided up all the assets and debts. In a legal separation case, if the parties are able to reconcile the marriage, the court can remove the legal separation, and they are back to being married. If you would like more information, please contact me at (480) 733-6800, or you can visit us online.
For additional information on divorce, annulment and legal separation in Arizona, please visit a profile and complete a contact form.
A divorce, an annulment, and a legal separation are all very similar in many respects, so there are a couple of important key differences that you should understand. When asked to enter a divorce, annulment, or a legal separation, the court is required to enter specific orders. If there are children involved, the court is required to make orders as to child support. The court is also required to enter orders explaining which parent is going to have the parenting time with the children and which parent, or both parents are going to have the legal decision-making for the child. Even if there are no children involved, the court is required to enter orders as to spousal support. Also, the court is required to enter orders dividing up the assets and debt of the parties. In those respects, a divorce, an annulment, and a legal separation are all very similar.
Now, the differences are also important to understand. In a divorce, the judge is essentially saying, “I now pronounce the parties no longer man and wife”. With an annulment, the judge is saying, “We’re going to pretend that you guys were never really married”. With a legal separation, the parties actually remain married, but the court has divided up all the assets and debts. In a legal separation case, if the parties are able to reconcile the marriage, the court can remove the legal separation, and they are back to being married. If you would like more information, please contact me at (480) 733-6800, or you can visit us online.
For additional information on divorce, annulment and legal separation in Arizona, please visit a profile and complete a contact form.
My name is Michael Clancy. I’m an attorney with Hildebrand Law. I practice family law. Being the oldest of five kind of lent itself to be a guardian of sorts and sometimes I take that guardian approach with protecting my clients or protecting the children that are common to my client and their spouse. Children are at the forefront of my practice. Children matter the most because they’re the innocent parties in everything. They didn’t ask for the divorce. But, that person is unique. That person is a human being that has interests, that has passions, that has things they are very concerned about and it’s important for the client’s good to have an understanding attorney who is going to treat their case very uniquely and make sure they represent them with the passion and advocacy that they deserve. Any number of different factors can go into the detail that each case uniquely requires and we found that in being detailed, we are more successful in settling cases than going to trial. There are no two cases, even ones that are very similar to each other, no two cases that are alike. And it’s a good attorney who will look at each case and say this is not your run of the mill case. I don’t believe in that terminology, run of the mill. Your life is individual to you. Ask any court judge and they’ll say, you are in a position to make a better decision for your future than I ever will and it’s our job as attorneys to kind of recognize and tell that to our clients. Our clients know that they have the power to make decisions and we help them make the right one. I strive everyday to get better at what I do and I know that I’m working for a firm now that strives to pay close attention to the details of each individual case and make sure each individual client’s needs are met. If you’d like more information about me and my practice, feel free to email me and I’d be happy to setup a consultation with you.
By: Michael Clancy
My name is Michael Clancy. I’m an attorney with Hildebrand Law. I practice family law. Being the oldest of five kind of lent itself to be a guardian of sorts and sometimes I take that guardian approach with protecting my clients or protecting the children that are common to my client and their spouse. Children are at the forefront of my practice. Children matter the most because they’re the innocent parties in everything. They didn’t ask for the divorce. But, that person is unique. That person is a human being that has interests, that has passions, that has things they are very concerned about and it’s important for the client’s good to have an understanding attorney who is going to treat their case very uniquely and make sure they represent them with the passion and advocacy that they deserve. Any number of different factors can go into the detail that each case uniquely requires and we found that in being detailed, we are more successful in settling cases than going to trial. There are no two cases, even ones that are very similar to each other, no two cases that are alike. And it’s a good attorney who will look at each case and say this is not your run of the mill case. I don’t believe in that terminology, run of the mill. Your life is individual to you. Ask any court judge and they’ll say, you are in a position to make a better decision for your future than I ever will and it’s our job as attorneys to kind of recognize and tell that to our clients. Our clients know that they have the power to make decisions and we help them make the right one. I strive everyday to get better at what I do and I know that I’m working for a firm now that strives to pay close attention to the details of each individual case and make sure each individual client’s needs are met. If you’d like more information about me and my practice, feel free to email me and I’d be happy to setup a consultation with you.
By: Michael Clancy
Alimony is referred to in Arizona as spousal support or spousal maintenance. The parent that receives alimony must report those payments as taxable income on his or her federal and state tax returns. A spouse that pays alimony must report those payments as a deduction on their federal and state tax returns. However, the parties can agree to treat alimony differently, as far as it’s taxability. They can agree to treat it is part of a property settlement or as part of an equalization. In that instance, there is no reporting of alimony on either party’s tax returns at all. If you have any questions about alimony and the taxability of it, please contact me at Hildebrand Law. The phone number is (480) 305-8300. Thank you.
Alimony is referred to in Arizona as spousal support or spousal maintenance. The parent that receives alimony must report those payments as taxable income on his or her federal and state tax returns. A spouse that pays alimony must report those payments as a deduction on their federal and state tax returns. However, the parties can agree to treat alimony differently, as far as it’s taxability. They can agree to treat it is part of a property settlement or as part of an equalization. In that instance, there is no reporting of alimony on either party’s tax returns at all. If you have any questions about alimony and the taxability of it, please contact me at Hildebrand Law. The phone number is (480) 305-8300. Thank you.
My name is Joel Hoffman. I’m a family law attorney at Warner Angle and I’ve been practicing family law in Arizona for over thirty years. I always return my client’s calls everyday. Sometimes I even surprise my clients because I call them in the evenings and on weekends. And the main compliment that I seem to always get is that I am caring, compassionate and a strong advocate for my clients and I find that provides me with getting them excellent results. I over-prepare for my client’s cases. I know the cases backward and forward and I’m able to give an incredible presentation to the court. Well, I can tell you I’ve had many sleepless nights over some of my client’s cases.
Sometimes, I feel like I worry about my client’s cases as much, if not more than the clients themselves. I find that when clients come into my office, they have lots of concerns and emotions. And so my job is to try and give them some sense of independence, a sense of empowerment, some guidance and some focus, so they can get through one of the most difficult periods that they will ever face in their entire life. I really take it to heart. It’s something that really bothers me that I go home at night and I really am dedicated and concerned for their well being and really try so hard to get them a favorable outcome in the court, so that when they leave my office and have finished the divorce process, they can go on and start a new chapter in their life. If you call me at (602) 264-7101, at my law firm, which is called Warner Angle, I’d be more than happy to schedule a complimentary consultation to answer all your family law questions.
My name is Joel Hoffman. I’m a family law attorney at Warner Angle and I’ve been practicing family law in Arizona for over thirty years. I always return my client’s calls everyday. Sometimes I even surprise my clients because I call them in the evenings and on weekends. And the main compliment that I seem to always get is that I am caring, compassionate and a strong advocate for my clients and I find that provides me with getting them excellent results. I over-prepare for my client’s cases. I know the cases backward and forward and I’m able to give an incredible presentation to the court. Well, I can tell you I’ve had many sleepless nights over some of my client’s cases.
Sometimes, I feel like I worry about my client’s cases as much, if not more than the clients themselves. I find that when clients come into my office, they have lots of concerns and emotions. And so my job is to try and give them some sense of independence, a sense of empowerment, some guidance and some focus, so they can get through one of the most difficult periods that they will ever face in their entire life. I really take it to heart. It’s something that really bothers me that I go home at night and I really am dedicated and concerned for their well being and really try so hard to get them a favorable outcome in the court, so that when they leave my office and have finished the divorce process, they can go on and start a new chapter in their life. If you call me at (602) 264-7101, at my law firm, which is called Warner Angle, I’d be more than happy to schedule a complimentary consultation to answer all your family law questions.
Hi. My name is Larry Hirsch, and I practice exclusively in the domestic relations group at Jaburg & Wilk. Arizona has a case called [?], and that case has allowed the spouse that doesn’t own the business to actually have an interest in the appreciation and value of that business during the course of the marriage. What we’re looking at is labor, toil, and efforts of the community. Best way to think about this is, if I have a sole and separate business and I’m actually doing something to help that business, my spouse may have a claim to my sole and separate property.
This same situation can occur with separate property homes. So let’s say that you get married, and you have a house that’s worth $500,000. Your community earnings bought the new pool, the new landscaping, and put in the addition, and when you file for divorce that house is worth $1.5 million, so you’ve got $1,000,000 of appreciation during the marriage. Is it fair that the spouse who owned the house coming into the marriage receives all $1,000,000 of appreciation? The courts in Arizona don’t typically think so. So those are two situations where your sole and separate property is not necessarily 100% your sole and separate property. Always be wary that there may be what we call a community lien on your separate property.
Hi. My name is Larry Hirsch, and I practice exclusively in the domestic relations group at Jaburg & Wilk. Arizona has a case called [?], and that case has allowed the spouse that doesn’t own the business to actually have an interest in the appreciation and value of that business during the course of the marriage. What we’re looking at is labor, toil, and efforts of the community. Best way to think about this is, if I have a sole and separate business and I’m actually doing something to help that business, my spouse may have a claim to my sole and separate property.
This same situation can occur with separate property homes. So let’s say that you get married, and you have a house that’s worth $500,000. Your community earnings bought the new pool, the new landscaping, and put in the addition, and when you file for divorce that house is worth $1.5 million, so you’ve got $1,000,000 of appreciation during the marriage. Is it fair that the spouse who owned the house coming into the marriage receives all $1,000,000 of appreciation? The courts in Arizona don’t typically think so. So those are two situations where your sole and separate property is not necessarily 100% your sole and separate property. Always be wary that there may be what we call a community lien on your separate property.
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