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Our Flagstaff Law Firm
specializes in Family Law, Child
Custody, Child Support,
Divorce, Separation, Guardianships, Immigration Law, Wills and Trusts, Probate,
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DIVORCE
DEFINED
Divorce is a court process to legally end a
marriage. In Arizona, divorce is called
"dissolution of marriage" and court papers
use the term dissolution of marriage instead
of divorce. In addition to ending the
marriage, the court also has the authority
to divide certain property and debts of the
spouses and in some cases to order one
spouse to pay support (alimony) to the
other. If children are involved, the court
also can decide custody, parenting time
(formerly called visitation) and child
support issues.
PETITIONER
AND RESPONDENT
In any legal case, the people involved are
referred to by words that describe their
role in the case. In a divorce case, the
person who starts the court case by filing
the Petition is called the "Petitioner." The
other spouse is called the "Respondent"
because that spouse can file a paper
answering the Petition that is called a
"Response."
NO FAULT
DIVORCE DEFINED
Unlike some other states, for most marriages
Arizona does not require that one of the
spouses prove blame or responsibility in
order to end the marriage. Under Arizona
law, the only question for the court is
whether the marriage is "irretrievably
broken," meaning that there is no reasonable
chance that the spouses want to keep the
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FLAGSTAFF, Arizona 86001
E-MAIL:
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PHONE: +1 928 526 3268
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