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People seeking to be divorced or to resolve other problems in the Family Law Division of the Maricopa County Superior Court in the State of Arizona can find themselves trapped in a system that is not well suited to meet their needs. Despite the best efforts of well-intentioned judicial officers and administrators the fundamental problem is that there are simply too...

Video Transcript: Hi, I'm Kraig Marton and I do the employment law here in the firm. Should an Employer Have a Written Social Media Policy? Absolutely.  Companies should have a social media policy that provides guidelines to the employees about what can and can't be done and what can and can't be said.  Now I also suggest that employers currently check with thei...

Because he is my friend, he offered to settle and pay me outside of the bankruptcy and he agreed to not include my debt in the bankruptcy case. Can I do this? No. Once a bankruptcy case is filed an automatic stay goes into effect, whether or not you have actual notice of the bankruptcy filing, which prevents you from taking any action to collect your debt, includi...

A Right to Sue Letter was issued from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission("EEOC") or the Arizona Civil Rights Division ("ACRD"), and you are not sure what to do next.  Here are some things to consider.  1. All Is Not Lost A Right to Sue letter is issued when the agency cannot determine whether the employer discriminated against an employee. It does ...

Question: My employer has not paid my wages. What can I do? Answer: In Arizona, if you are terminated from your position, your employer must pay your wages within seven days of your last working day or the next payday, whichever is sooner. However, if you voluntarily quit your job, your employer may pay you on your next regularly scheduled payday. If you have not ...

The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor ("DOL") primarily ensures that employers are in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, ("FLSA").  In short, the FLSA requires that non-exempt employees be paid at least the minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime pay at 1 ½ times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 hour...

Just because the thought comes into your head does not mean it should come out of your mouth. In many situations, it matters what you say next. When that is the case, you must think before saying anything. This does not mean uncomfortable, long silences before responding. Instead, it means you need to plan for important conversations, negotiations or presentations...

In Hull v. Wesley [1] the Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals addressed legal decision-making for children in the context of pain medication.  These medications were taken during the pregnancy.  The child was born addicted to the pain medication and suffered withdrawal and complications after birth. The Appeals Court opinion is a memorandum d...

Video Transcript: Hi, I'm Mitch Reichman. I'm a State Board of Arizona Certified Specialist in Family Law and I practice at Jaburg & Wilk. Will I Have to Appear in Court During my Divorce Proceeding? Yes, typically you'll have to appear in court at least once.  Judges in Maricopa County in divorce cases are very proactive and so they call the parties to a...

Who Has Child Custody Jurisidction- Mexico, Arizona, or California?  The decision in Margain vs. Ruiz-Bours [1] provides some insight into the workings of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act ("UCCJEA") as adopted by Arizona in Title 25, Chapter 8, Articles 1 through 3.  Facts of the Child Custody ...