PHEONIX -- Last week, the media reported that conservative state lawmakers in West Virginia were pushing new legislation to deny spousal support to divorcing spouses who'd committed infidelity. Now, Arizona Family Law has jumped on the bandwagon too.

Republican state senator Linda Gray wants cheating and adultery to qualify as "misconduct" in a divorce. The proposed legislation SB1206,if passed, would allow evidence of "misconduct" that could...

It’s not easy to yell: “You can kiss my backside goodbye” even if you are being treated badly. You once had a good relationship and you hate to give it up. But if you must break away you have to utter those magical words. It is a perfect expression for the way that you feel. After you’re done expressing yourself, your partner will quickly leave without actually kissing your backside goodbye. But don’t be surprised if that happens. Some people have no...

If you thought your custody case was going to be fought on the facts and then you found out that you have been falsely accused of something horrendous, you're not alone. Find out the most 11 common false allegations made when going through a child custody battle.

You're probably like most people and think that being accused of something you didn't do by your ex in an attempt to keep you from spending time with your child is unthinkable. Well think again, because it is actually...

We all make mistakes – this is obvious and hardly anyone will argue it. But we’re able to learn on our mistakes and mistakes of other people – this is a certain fact too. Currently you’re feeling depressed and totally desperate about your breakup, but your actions are far from being efficient. In this article I’m going to share with you some secrets of how to get over breakup more easier by avoiding the common (and brutal I might add) faults that...

Divorce and child custody cases are often sensitive and emotional matters. A good and sensitive attorney, who understands you and your needs, can formulate a plan to protect your rights and assets. Divorce affects you in two ways financially and emotionally. Typically, the parent who does not end up with primary custody of the children will have a faster economic recovery from divorce.

When you decide live separately, at that moment you not think about your children. How much...

For many divorced and separated parents with children there will be a common answer as to why they ended up with the child custody and visitation arrangement they have. The answer being, “the judge decided it.” In other words, the judge chose the parenting arrangement you have based on his/her belief of what was in your child’s best interest.

Judges do not always make the child custody decision or choose the parenting plan arrangement for the parent’s....

Men and women who have been divorced are often scared of getting back into the dating scene. It is particularly hard for someone who didn't agree to the divorce. This person often thinks that he/she will never find anyone like the person they were married to and often people set their standards very high so they have no chance of getting hurt again. However, the process of dating after divorce does not have to be that complicated. There are some easy steps that you can follow that will...

Child custody is a legal term that is often used by the family courts to describe the rights and responsibilities of divorced parents and their minor children, the residency or placement of the children, and the relationship and/or amount of contact the children have with each parent. When divorced parents are unable to agree on such issues, the family courts are often left with the difficult task of determining the best custodial arrangement of the children and parenting plan for the...

It's a shame that people should end up getting divorced after all it took for them to get married in the first place. The fact of the matter is people do and it often takes even more to get divorced. As with the marriages to them, Illinois Divorce Records are maintained. The practice in the state department of Illinois is original divorce records remain decentralized with the circuit court clerk in the county where the dissolution proceedings were conducted. The only source of detailed...