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I was not home when an incident occurred involving my emotional support dog and my granddaughter's friend. My granddaughter opened the door while the dog was inside the house, and upon opening it, the dog jumped on the little girl, resulting in her mouth bleeding. It's unclear if it was a... View More 
answered on Feb 14, 2025
This sounds like a nuisance lawsuit. I recommend reporting this claim to your homeowners insurance carrier. They will hire a lawyer for you to defend. Your lawyer will be an experienced insurance defense lawyer and will get all medical and other records to properly evaluate this claim.... View More
And receiving a one time insurance settlement? It seems illogical to set up a permanent conservatorship for 18 months worth of time.
answered on Feb 7, 2025
Generally speaking, in Arizona, a temporary conservatorship or a trust can be set up instead of a permanent conservatorship for a minor receiving a one-time insurance settlement. Since the minor is 16 ½, a permanent conservatorship for just 18 months may be unnecessary.
Alternative... View More
We planned on getting married in Mexico and in the USA. With president Trump in office how difficult could this be? We're now thinking about marrying in the USA first being afraid that President Trump may start pulling Visa's and enforcing more deportations. Thank you
answered on Feb 7, 2025
A United States citizen can marry her boyfriend and apply for her boyfriend’s green card as long as the boyfriend entered with permission. This is true even if the boyfriend is an overstay. Immediate relatives are given the largest immigration privileges under US immigration law. I seriously... View More
answered on Feb 3, 2025
An Arizona attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. It could depend on several factors. If you handle it as a first-party claim through your carrier, things could move quickly. There would likely be deductibles involved. If you handled it through the carrier of the... View More
i have started Loom & Love a small indian clothing and resell insta account and registered llc for it. Should i be worried about the trademark ?
answered on Feb 2, 2025
When registering a trademark it is best practice to work with a trademark attorney to conduct a search and guide you through the trademark registration process. At first glance there are many dead registered marks for the words "Loom &Love." However, you must also search other common... View More
Converted from 13 to 7 with same attorney. I paid her for the 13 and she was paid through the 13 payments until conversion. Paid her 3k for the 7. She said I owe her a large figure for the 13 but has never invoiced me after I’ve repeatedly asked her for a bill to be sent to me and to submit it as... View More
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answered on Jan 31, 2025
It's hard to tell from the info you provided, but you are on the right track to demand an accounting of the settlement funds in her trust account, as well as an invoice for the services she is billing you for. Do you have a written retainer agreement with her? That should also help determine... View More
answered on Jan 28, 2025
$1,576.54, within some pennies of that. The daily rate is your average monthly wage multiplied by .021918, which produces a daily benefit amount of approximately $112.61, and your biweekly check is for 14 days. There is also a sort of bonus payment if you identified dependents on your report of... View More
answered on Jan 28, 2025
No. Some assets are exempt in Arizona such as house equity up to $400,000.00, IRAs, 401Ks, 90% of wages, social security, unemployment benefits, welfare and other assets. Most exemptions are set forth in Arizona statutes ARS 33-1101 to ARS 33-1153.
I want to divorce my husband and get paid back some of my investment in his house. I fixed the backyard and spent an entire year making it pretty. I want all my furniture and the car he game me. He was very manipulative and controlling, has so much pride, he wouldn't ever accept to be asked to... View More
answered on Jan 28, 2025
His emotional abuse will not affect how property and debt are divided. Under Arizona law, property and debts acquired during a marriage are divided without respect to marital misconduct, such as abuse.
Any improvements made to the home during the marriage, like renovations or upgrades,... View More
My grandmother passed away in 2004 and my sister was the executor of her estate. The trust stated that my mother, my sister, and myself would split everything 3 ways. My sister refused to show us documentation of what the actual amount of the inheritance was, but after my mother passed away in... View More
answered on Jan 28, 2025
I need to know more of the facts before I can advise you. There are two issues here, not just one.
The first issue deals with this question: after 20 years, can you still take legal action? This is a statute of limitations issue. Under certain circumstances, the statute does not start... View More
I was a SAHM the majority of our marriage due to two of our children being special needs. There was DV in the marriage. My parents owned a house in AZ and offered for me and my kids to move in in 2015 to get a fresh start. In 2017 I obtained a good steady job. In 2018, their father stopped all... View More
answered on Jan 21, 2025
Because you made payments during the marriage those are technically considered community payments. Thus, since the house was gifted only to you during the marriage , you then were making community payments towards a piece of separate property. Husband can claim reimbursement for "community... View More
answered on Jan 21, 2025
The Court will only enter orders if agreed upon. Otherwise, the Court will try to see what is necessary to move the matter along, and may ask you about mediation and discovery. If the matter is ready for Trial, the Court may schedule deadlines and Trial.
Once the Court swears you in, if... View More
Driver behind me didn't allow assured clear distance. Are they at fault, or only the car who hit them responsible?
answered on Jan 17, 2025
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
Ex wife never got me removed off title of her vehicle after being divorced for 3 1/2 yos. She got the vehicle repoed in October 2024 due to no payment and a second vehicle repoed in December of 2024. She has not made any attempts to make payments and now has asked me for 2 separate down payment... View More
answered on Jan 17, 2025
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
I'm gonna be a single father and I need papers to ensure she can't just take the baby back or change her mind and she's not pregnant yet
answered on Jan 8, 2025
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
I live with my nana and I was adopted at 9-10. Since then I was verbally and physically abused. At now 17 yo and 1 month, I am pregnant and looking to move out. I’m 5 months away from graduating and looking for a job. My baby father/boyfriend has a stable well paying job and is looking for an... View More
answered on Jan 6, 2025
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
I make 60k/yr, spouse makes 100k/yr. We are divorcing with minor children, filing for 50/50 custody and 50/50 property & debt.
He claims that our income difference is figured into the child support and that spousal maintenance only applies if one person cannot financially afford to live... View More
answered on Jan 3, 2025
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 make 60k/yr, spouse makes 100k/yr. We are divorcing with minor children, filing for 50/50 custody and 50/50 property & debt.
He claims that our income difference is figured into the child support and that spousal maintenance only applies if one person cannot financially afford to live... View More
answered on Jan 6, 2025
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
answered on Dec 21, 2024
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
Sentenced 2017 December 6th to a felony for conspiracy to transport drugs. Non-dangerous, non-repetitive, non-violent offense. I was released on 11/04/2020 and finished Parol in 10/04/2021. I heard that since It was my only offense Ever and it was non dangerous, non violent, non repetitive that I... View More
answered on Dec 16, 2024
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
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