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,...

10 June

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THE BENEFITS OF HIRING A DIVORCE COUNSELOR

Posted by Monica Kelly

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With the divorce rate hovering around the 50 percent mark in the United States, more couples are turning towards counseling to help cope with divorce. Divorce counseling also called divorce therapy, is a fairly new concept in the mental health field, and is a therapeutic process for those who are either contemplating divorce, going through a divorce or still suffering feelings of pain or humiliation from a divorce. A divorce counselor can assist in helping an individual grow personally and adjust to life during and after divorce. When you begin to think your marriage is heading in the wrong direction and you feel...