Whether your ex can take your child out of Arizona without your permission depends on the reason for the trip, your parenting plan or court orders, and whether your ex is traveling temporarily or attempting to relocate the child to another state. A short vacation...
There is no specific age in Arizona when a child can simply choose which parent to live with. Instead, Arizona law allows a court to consider a child’s wishes regarding legal decision-making and parenting time if the child is of suitable age and maturity. The...
No. Arizona child custody law does not give mothers an automatic preference over fathers when courts decide legal decision-making or parenting time. Instead, Arizona courts are required to make these decisions based on the best interests of the child and the specific...
Yes, text messages can potentially be used as evidence in an Arizona child custody case. Messages between parents may provide information about parenting time, communication, decision-making, compliance with court orders, conflict between the parents, or other issues...
If a parent refuses to follow a court-ordered parenting plan in Arizona without good cause, the other parent may ask the court to enforce the order. Depending on the circumstances, the court can order make-up parenting time, find the violating parent in contempt,...
