Attorney Profiles

Family Law and Related Appeals

• Divorce/Dissolution of marriage, including child custody, parenting time, child support, spousal maintenance, and division of property and debts.
• Post-Decree matters, including enforcement and modification of child custody, parenting time, child support, spousal maintenance and property settlements.
• Premarital Agreements, drafting and enforcement.
• Experienced with all types of Family Law proceedings, including Emergency Hearings, Temporary Orders Hearings, Trials, Post-Trial Motions and Appeals.
• Other Family Law matters, including grandparent's visitation and in loco parentis visitation.
• Substantial experience in complicated inter-state custody and child support matters, jurisdictional disputes and issues arising under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
• Substantial experience with expert witnesses in Family Law matters, including custody evaluations, business valuations, forensic accountings, division of retirement and pension benefits and other financial experts.
• Appeals of all types involving Family Law matters, including Special Actions, Lower Court Appeals, and Petitions for Review, at all levels including Superior Court, the Arizona Court of Appeals and the Arizona Supreme Court.

Since 2007 alone, prosecuted or defended appeals involving the following issues:

• Abuse of discretion and lack of supporting findings in child custody and parenting time disputes. (Several cases.)
• Grandparent's visitation and applicable burdens of proof.
• Characterization of jointly titled bank accounts and commingled funds.
• Effect and enforcement of Disclaimer Deeds.
• Division of military retirement benefits, including claims brought 27 years after divorce, and issues regarding subject matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction.
• Forum non-conveniens, and proper jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.