The attorneys at GillespieShields practice family, employment, civil, criminal, and immigration law.Can I Sue My Spouse For Clearing Out Our Bank Account Before the Divorce? Divorces are always tough on everyone involved, but they become even more difficult when the...
Divorce and Family Law
Should Women Pay Alimony?
The attorneys at GillespieShields practice family, employment, civil, criminal, and immigration law.When couples get divorced, one of the most common concerns is money. That’s why Arizona divorce attorneys spend much of their time trying to help their clients with...
The Divorce Rate: Three Notable Divorce Trends of the 21st Century
The attorneys at GillespieShields practice family, employment, civil, criminal, and immigration law.After analyzing the divorce rate and the causes of divorce, author Jeff Landers wrote the book, “Divorce: Think Financially, Not Emotionally.” His 2013 Forbes article...
It’s not Uncommon to Feel Hesitation When You Decide to Divorce
The attorneys at GillespieShields practice family, employment, civil, criminal, and immigration law.It's Not Uncommon to Feel Hesitation When you Decide to Divorce For many Phoenix-area couples, a decision to end a marriage is soon followed by legal action, but that...
How Can I Prove ‘Marital Waste’ From My Spouse?
The attorneys at GillespieShields practice family, employment, civil, criminal, and immigration law.Arizona Divorce Laws: What is Marital Waste? Marital waste occurs when one spouse intentionally wastes or squanders community funds or assets or when they spend...
Study: Hesitation Before Marriage Could Predict Divorce
The attorneys at GillespieShields practice family, employment, civil, criminal, and immigration law.Study: Hesitation Before Marriage Could Predict Divorce According to a study recently published in the Journal of Family Psychology, there may be a way to indicate...
I Paid Child Support for 10 Years for a Child That Wasn’t Mine — ARIZONA PATERNITY LAWYER
The attorneys at GillespieShields practice family, employment, civil, criminal, and immigration law.It seems like a scene out of a soap opera: a father discovering he’s been paying years of child support for a child, or multiple children, that aren’t even his....
Child Custody And Parental Rights Of Incarcerated Parents In Arizona
The attorneys at GillespieShields practice family, employment, civil, criminal, and immigration law.What are the Parental Rights of Incarcerated Parents in Arizona? Arizona family courts do not take the termination of parental rights lightly. However, Arizona child...
20 Divorce Facts for 2020
They say hindsight is 20/20, so here are 20 interesting statistics about divorce as we begin 2020 and prepare for the post-New Years divorce filings (see #8).1 REASONS Some of the most common reasons given for divorce by divorcing couples are: lack of commitment,...
INTRODUCING THE LAWGIVERS
This confluence of lawgivers from many different backgrounds, religions, time periods and cultures is poetic. It speaks not only to the diversity of the many legal forebears to whom America is indebted but also to the great diversity inherent to the American...