An Arizona attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. In most situations, only the vehicle in the rear that struck the vehicle behind you would be liable, unless the other vehicle was right up your tailpipe. The rearmost vehicle was the proximate cause of the... View More

If wife was ordered to take care of the debt related to the vehicle, then that remains true even now, but unfortunately is only binding upon the two of you. It is not binding upon the creditor who can pursue either of you if you were both on the loan. One option that you have is to file a petition... View More

She can sign a "Consent to Adoption" or "Consent to Termination of Parental Rights". A consent to adopt is irrevocable unless obtained by fraud, duress or undue influence. The consent must be in writing, must be witnessed by two or more credible witnesses OR shall be signed... View More

Do you work? You have to prove that you can support yourself. I have a brochure I could send you prepared by the Arizona Supreme Court that describes how that works.

In your Petition, ypu must allege, and then be able to prove, that:

- You are or can be self-sufficient... View More

You absolutely have the right to request spousl maintenance. Spousal maintenance is based upon so much more than just your income. If you review through our statute (google "ARS 25-319"), you can see the other topics.

Arizona also has recently adopted spousal maintenance... View More

You asked what the "actual grounds" are for spousal maintenance. Arizona's spousal maintenance law is very complex. But here is probably the simplest way to explain it:

First Step: Determine Eligibility

You have to qualify under one of the grounds listed under ARS... View More

I'm going to answer the question based on you having injured your neck in a work accident. Workers compensation benefits are not like personal injury payments and the first part of the process is to understand what the doctors have said you can and cannot do in a job, and then figure out if... View More

If the charge was out of Arizona, you are correct, and have your automatic restoration of rights under ARS 13-907. You have to make sure the following requirements were met:

1. Non-dangerous offense, defined in ARS 13-704

2. Non-serious offense, defined in ARS 13-706

3. 1st... View More

It depends ho many previous probation violations he has had. When someone is sentenced to probation, they are eligible for a sentence of up to 1 year in jail as a term of probation, or, they can be revoked to prison and sentenced under the mandatory sentencing scheme.

While it is possible... View More

A competent lawyer would only refrain from filing a pretrial dismissal or suppression motion for 2 main reasons:

1. There is no good faith argument for making the motion under the current law or arguing for a change in the law. In other words, the motion is unwinnable and has very little... View More

It would be considered a prolonged stop under Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348 (2015)--which is very similar to a Terry Stop.

The difference is that while a Terry stop is an initial detention for the purposes of investigating suspected criminal activity, a prolonged stop is one... View More

Divorces are the same in every Arizona county. Every divorce basically will address the same topics:

1. Legal decision making

2. Parenting time

3. Child support

4. Spousal maintenance

5. Division of property

6. Division of debts

A... View More

Yes, you can get full custody under those circumstances, but it is far from a guarantee. This is not a clearcut case for getting full custody, but you have arguments you can make that could get you there. A judge is going to be very concerned about what happened with the gymnastics dropoff, but the... View More

You have certainly described some very concerning and disturbing circumstances that your judge would surely want to address. With your initial "Petition for Modification", you could also file a Petition for Temporary Orders. Such is the quickest manner of getting to see your Judge and... View More

You need to file a "Petition for Disolution".

You can find Pima County forms and instructins here: https://www.sc.pima.gov/law-library/forms/

This is obviously a very important matter. It is possible and allowed to file your own divorce and complete the process without... View More

Of course. Mediating a divorce matter can result in significant benefits over traditional litigation

- can be less costly.

- can me quicker.

- allows both parties control over he outcome.

- allows a better opportunity to preserve the relationship.

- less... View More

Yes, it is possible to do that. A couple things to know:

1. You file and serve your ex with the divorce paperwork. Once you serve your ex, the "marital community" severs (provided you do actually get divorced) on that date, and that mean your joint liability for your spouse's... View More

When someone files a Motion, there are three filings that are permitted:

1. The Motion itself

2. The Response to the Motion

3. The Reply to the Response

You filed a "Reply to Plaintiff’s Reply to Respondent’s Reply to Motion to Quash," so that is a... View More

It unfortunately does not work that way, which I know is frustrating and makes no sense. But you have to pay the court-ordered amount for child support every month regardless of what she owes you. Like I said, it makes no sense, but it's the situation you're in. If she's not making a... View More

Perhaps a strongly worded letter from an experienced attorney would encourage him to be more communicative.

A qualified and experienced family law attorney can of course assist you in considering your options and then getting where you need to be. Most of us offer free, 1/2-hour... View More