Arizona Dependency Deductions

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GILBERT, TEMPE AND MESA ARIZONA DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW LAWYER DISCUSSES CLAIMING CHILDREN FOR TAXES Submitted by Attorney Douglas C. Gardner  I was recently honored by an invitation to speak before a large group of local accountants and todiscuss with

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BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEY FEES

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TEMPE AND MESA ARIZONA DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW LAWYER DISCUSSES ATTORNEY FEES AND BANKRUPTCY ISSUES Submitted by Attorney Douglas C. Gardner The “American Rule” regarding attorneys’ fees is that generally each party will pay his or her own attorneys fees

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Calculating A “Ball-park” Child Support Amount.

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  Submitted by Attorney Karl Scholes   I will often have my divorce, or post-decree, clients ask me, “How much child support will I be receiving/paying?” My normal answer to them is a resoundingly, lawyerly, “It depends.”   When they

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A Financial Benefit to Paying Child Support

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Submitted by Attorney Kirk Smith   There is a general discontent among those who must pay child support. The consensus among them is not that they are unwilling to financially support their children; but rather, that they seemingly overcompensate the

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