Arizona Mothers: Know Your Rights

in Child Custody, Child Custody Attorney, Child Support, Children & Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Attorney, Experienced Divorce Attorney, Family Law, Law Office of Steven N Cole

In disputes about child custody, parenting time, visitation rights, and legal decision making, mothers often wonder about their specific rights. Under Arizona law, it’s important to understand that parents are seen as legal equals, and judges cannot make determinations based on sex or gender of either the parents or the child.Still, that doesn’t mean that mothers are powerless in such disputes. Ultimately, Arizona law favors the best interests of the child, and mothers are well within their rights to present evidence and testimony to show their past history and future ability to provide care and stability for the child. In the...

05 January

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Arizona Fathers: Know Your Rights

Posted by Monica Kelly

in Child Custody, Child Custody Attorney, Child Support, Children & Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Attorney, Divorce Process, Family Law, Law Office of Steven N Cole

Throughout the State of Arizona and across the country, many men feel left out of their children’s lives. Whether they’re unmarried, divorced, or separated, fathers can commonly be pushed away from their kids because they don’t know their parental rights. This hurts both fathers and their children, not only in the quality of their relationship to one another, but also if parents disagree about important decisions such as healthcare and education. Even fathers with amicable relationships with their child’s mother should have a working understanding of how the law protects their rights, the options available if they need to take action,...

02 January

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Important Documents You Need in a Divorce

Posted by Monica Kelly

in Child Custody, Child Custody Attorney, Child Support, Child Support Payments, Children & Divorce, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Process, Experienced Divorce Attorney, Family Law, Fears of Divorce

When you decide to initiate a divorce it seems like such a big weight on your shoulders and you don’t know where to start. We always tell our client’s considering a divorce to start with getting together important documents and let us put the pieces of those documents together for you. At the Law Office of Steven N Cole, we are experienced in the divorce process and in this article we are going to walk you through documents you need to collect when initiating a divorce. 1. Agreements When you got married and throughout your time together you most likely had agreements...

10 June

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CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT IN PHOENIX

Posted by Monica Kelly

in Child Custody, Child Custody Attorney, Child Support, Child Support Payments, Children & Divorce

Need help enforcing your court orders? For many parents, child support is necessary to care for their children after a divorce. When your ex-spouse fails to provide such support, you may be unable to adequately provide for your children. Our Phoenix child support attorney can advocate on your behalf to ensure that you receive the support you need after a divorce. When you work with Steven N. Cole, LLC, you can rest assured that your case is in the hands of a compassionate and understanding attorney. Our family lawyer is firmly committed to every client's well-being, placing a special emphasis on individual client relationships to...