My wife recently gave birth to our first child. Words cannot describe what it was like to first see him, hold him and care for him. Do you remember seeing your first child for the first time? Did you think about how much you wanted to protect that defenseless baby? How much you wanted to do things right? I have so much to learn as a parent, … [Read more...] about Careful the Things You Say, Children Will Listen | Parenting Time Attorney
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Twitter Usage Linked with Divorce | Arizona Divorce
A new study finds a correlation between Twitter usage and relationship problems, including divorce. The more frequent the Twitter usage, the higher the likelihood of discord in the couple. The study found the same results for couples who had been together for years, as well as newly formed relationships. The results of this and other studies tends … [Read more...] about Twitter Usage Linked with Divorce | Arizona Divorce
Avoiding Holiday Parenting Time Disputes | Child Custody Lawyer
The holidays are a wonderful time to spend together as a family and make lasting memories for children. Unfortunately, without fail, every holiday season I have clients call me with some sort of urgent parenting time issue. Instead of children getting the opportunity to be children during the holidays, they are often thrust in the middle of … [Read more...] about Avoiding Holiday Parenting Time Disputes | Child Custody Lawyer
Arizona’s New Child Custody Law: Nearing 1 Year
We are rounding out nearly 1 year since the passage of a new Arizona law that governed how much time divorcing parents are granted to spend with their children. Senate Bill 1127, called the "Legal Decision-Making and Parenting Time" law, officially went into effect on Jan. 1, 2013. Our Mesa child custody attorneys know that the new measure … [Read more...] about Arizona’s New Child Custody Law: Nearing 1 Year
Mesa Child Custody Lawyers Can Help Defend Victim Rights
When convicted kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro pleaded guilty earlier this summer to hundreds of crimes involving three victims over the span of a decade, he asked the judge that he be allowed to have visitation with a child he fathered with one of his victims. While such a request may seem outlandish, the fact is that in Ohio, just as in … [Read more...] about Mesa Child Custody Lawyers Can Help Defend Victim Rights
“Abandonment” in Arizona Child Custody Cases
There are perhaps few greater wrongs that a parent could inflict on a child than abandonment. While the meaning of the word may be interpreted subjectively by the child and remaining parent, our Phoenix child custody attorneys know that the term "abandonment" has a very specific and narrow meaning under Arizona law. This definition was recently … [Read more...] about “Abandonment” in Arizona Child Custody Cases