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We are committed to helping Arizona families through hard times with experienced legal advocacy and representation. Contact The Law Office Of Austin White to learn more about how we can help.
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For You & Your Family
We are committed to helping Arizona families through hard times with experienced legal advocacy and representation. Contact The Law Office Of Austin White to learn more about how we can help.
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Fighting For The Families Of Arizona
The Law Office of Austin White provides a full array of family legal services to the East Valley, Phoenix, and surrounding areas of Maricopa County. Family law attorney, Austin White, is a skillful negotiator and will attempt to seek a peaceful and amicable resolution of your case in the most cost-effective way possible. If litigation is necessary, Austin White is an experienced litigator that will zealously and aggressively represent you.
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Whether you are looking for an Arizona divorce lawyer to represent you in a complex divorce or merely seeking to have a family law attorney review your court documents prior to filing, the Law Office of Austin White is here to help. Feel free to call (480) 788-0633 today for a free consultation and to speak directly with an Arizona family law attorney about your case.
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The Law Office Of Austin White provides a variety of family law services in Arizona. If you have a unique legal issue please feel free to call or email us for a free consultation.
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To start the divorce process in Arizona, a spouse (Petitioner) must file a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with Children or Without Children with the Superior Court and pay the required filing fee. The amount of the filing fee can be found at http://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/fees.asp. The other spouse (Respondent) must be served with a copy of the petition and other accompanying documents – which will require the payment of a fee to the process server. If you hire an Arizona Family Law Attorney, your attorney will draft and file the necessary court documents for you.
A legal separation is very similar to a divorce in that all of the issues in ending a marriage are addressed, except that the parties are still legally married. Just as in a divorce proceeding, the court will resolve the division of assets and liabilities, spousal maintenance, child custody, child support, and other issues during a legal separation. Legal separations are not very common and are typically used by spouses earnestly trying to work through any personal or financial issues adversely affecting the marriage.
If spouses agree on all issues (property and debt division, spousal and child support, custody, parenting time, etc.) they will be granted an uncontested divorce – which is proceeded by a Consent Decree, avoiding adversarial divorce litigation. Conversely, if spouses cannot agree on any of the issues, then a contested divorce exists, and the parties proceed through all phases of litigation, including a trial before a judge.
If spouses agree on all issues and proceed with an uncontested divorce, a Family Court judge can sign the Consent Decree – after the required sixty (60) day “cooling-off period.” If spouses are not in agreement and the divorce is contested, the length of the case varies depending on a number of factors, such as complexity of issues, time to complete discovery, and availability on the judge’s calendar. In Maricopa County, the average contested divorce can take about 8-10 months. An Arizona divorce attorney can give you a better idea of the estimated length of your case.
