Temporary Orders in a Scottsdale Divorce

A divorce may take months to resolve, but household expenses, parenting schedules and access to property cannot always wait for the final decree. Temporary orders provide enforceable rules while a Scottsdale or Paradise Valley divorce is pending. They do not decide every final issue. Their purpose is to create a workable arrangement during the case.…

Separate Property and Paradise Valley Homes

A Paradise Valley home may have been purchased before marriage, received through inheritance or acquired with money one spouse already owned. Years later, the title may still be in one name while community income has paid the mortgage, renovations, taxes or other expenses. That history can create more than a simple question of who is…

Business Valuation in a Scottsdale Divorce

A closely held company can be the most valuable and difficult asset in a Scottsdale or Paradise Valley divorce. The business may provide income to one or both spouses, employ relatives, own real estate or hold value that does not appear on an ordinary balance sheet. Arizona law generally treats property acquired during marriage as…