Attorney Profiles

Joel H. Hoffman is a native of Pennsylvania and has been practicing law in Arizona since May 12, 1984. Mr. Hoffman received his bachelor's degree from Penn State University and later received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron. He is licensed to practice in Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Hoffman has a diverse background in law and his primary focus has been in family and juvenile law. Mr. Hoffman additionally has significant experience in criminal misdemeanor and felony matters.

Mr. Hoffman is an experienced trial attorney who also encourages his clients to utilize Mediation/Binding Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Mr. Hoffman's areas of practice are as follows:

Family Law

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Mediation/Binding Arbitration
• Temporary Restraining Orders
• Orders of Protection including exclusive use and possession of residence
• Temporary Orders to prevent concealment, transfer, sale, destruction, fraudulent disposition and waste of community assets
• Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) with and without children
• Division of Assets including, but not limited to real property (QPRTS and short sales), businesses and business interests, investment accounts (401k, stock, stock options, Arizona State Retirement System, Department of Public Safety/DROP Program, 403B), retirement accounts/benefits (military and civilian) and division of debts
• Appointment of Real Estate Commissioners and Special Masters
• Trusts
• Business valuations involving forensic accounting
• Child Custody
• Interview with Conciliation Services
• Custody Evaluations
• Appointments of Best Interest Attorneys
• Parenting Time
• Appointment of Parenting Coordinators
• Spousal Maintenance/Alimony (Koelsch Payments)
• Family Support and Child Support
• Enforcement of Property Settlement Agreements (Short sale and/or refinancing of residences, enforcing obligation to pay debts, division of community assets, division of retirement benefits, equalization payments)
  Consolidation of Court proceedings

Paternity

• DNA
• Establishment of Custody, Parenting Time and Child Support (including IV-D matters with the State of Arizona)
• Retroactive Child Support
• Lying-in expenses
• Name Changes on Birth Certificates
• Adding Biological Father on Birth Certificate

Emergency Pre Decree Motions for Temporary Orders

• Liquidation of Assets
• Ex Parte Motions for Custody, Parenting Time and Child Support

Child Support (including IV-D matters with the State of Arizona)

• Contempt for Non Payment of Child Support
• Retroactive Child Support
• Laches, Estoppel and Dismissal of Petitions for Paternity and/or Child Support
• Modification of Child Support
• Child Support Arrearages (reducing arrearages to judgment and enforcement)

Custody and Parenting Time

• Modification of Custody and Parenting Time
• Relocation
• Appointment of Parenting Coordinator
• Custody Evaluations
• Interview of child with Conciliation Services
• Parenting Time Conference with Conciliation Court
• Appointment of Best Interest Attorneys and/or Guardian Ad Litem
• Therapeutic Intervention
• Obtaining Child Protective Services ("CPS") Records

Grandparent's Rights

• Custody
• Parenting Time
• Child Support

In Loco Parentis

• Custody
• Parenting Time
• Child Support

Parental Kidnapping

• Writ of Habeus Corpus
• Ex Parte Emergency Petitions for Enforcement of Child Custody Orders (from other states)

Additional Family law Areas

• Enforcement (including, U.C.C.J.E.A. and U.I.F.S.A. matters) of Divorce Decrees
• Registering (Domesticating) Orders and Divorce Decrees from other states
• Pro Hac Vice Representation
• Prenuptial and Post Nuptial Agreements

Juvenile Law

• International Adoptions
• Hague Convention (Europe, India, Philippines, Mexico and Ukraine)
• Interstate Compact Adoptions
• Stepparent and Blood Relation Adoptions (Sibling and Grandparent)
• Severance/Termination of Parental Rights
• Guardianship/Conservatorship
• Dependency (Private and CPS)
• Special Needs Adoptions

Criminal Law

• Felony and Misdemeanor matters
• Driving Under the Influence
• Shoplifting
• Assault
• Criminal Damage
• Forfeiture
• Child Abuse
• Under Age Consumption of Alcohol
• Theft
• Restoration of Civil Rights
• Probation Violations
• MVD Admin Per Se Hearings
• Pardons from the Governor's Office

Civil Matters

• Personal Injury (including wrongful death)
• Adult Adoptions
• Adult Name Changes
• Name Changes for Minor Children (with or without Consent)