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The amount of time it takes for a divorce to be finalized is different in everyone's case and is driven by a variety of factors.  One of the most important factors is whether other professionals need to be brought into the case such as custody evaluators or business appraisers. This will take more time, as they play an important role in helping to provide inf...

Whenever a privately held business is among the assets in a dissolution proceeding, certain fundamental issues must be addressed in the context of determining the value of the business. [1]If the business is relatively small in terms of the gross revenue it generates, the first issue is often whether the business is worth valuing. The cost of having a qualified pr...

In Arizona, it is not uncommon for a spouse in a dissolution proceeding to assert a "waste" claim against the other spouse.  The term "waste" does not appear in the Arizona statutes that define community property or relate to the dissolution of marriage.  The concept generally derives from the fact that both spouses in a marriage have a fiduciary relatio...

A prenuptial agreement is a binding legal document between a prospective husband and wife, which addresses the financial consequences of their marriage ending. Technically, all couples who are married already have a "prenuptial agreement" - it is the particular divorce laws of the state. In Arizona, for example, absent a prenuptial agreement, community property pri...

In many cases, one of the most contentious and difficult issues in a divorce proceeding is the valuation and distribution of marital property.  When the marital community owns an interest in a business, this process can be complicated and expensive.  Often, the community's interest in the business is the most valuable asset of the marital estate.  W...

Divorce mediation is a process of resolving disputes by engaging a neutral third party who acts as a facilitator, assisting the divorcing spouses in reaching an agreement. This is a voluntary process, meaning both parties must agree in order for it to occur. Unlike arbitration, the mediator is not empowered to make any decisions.  Because mediators are by defi...

The subject of this blog post is a great quote from Oscar Wilde. And it rings true because it is better to be an honest version of yourself than a fake version of someone else. Everyone has heard the saying “fake it till you make it,” but being yourself from the start will get you farther in life. Many people in our society have people they want to emu...

Whether your business has always been internet based or your traditional brick and mortar business has evolved to a click and mortar business, you have a website. It's likely that you know that you need the fine print - "terms of use" and a "privacy policy."   While you have many options when creating these policies, these are the most common approaches:Let...

This is not only a common legal question but also a great question as the answer is - it depends!  A domain name simply is an address on the Internet.  Computers find web addresses by a series of numbers known as an IP address.  To make the process more user friendly, the numbers are matched to words that, hopefully, can be easily remembered.  ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 2, 2016)- Jaburg Wilk shareholder Maria Crimi Speth along with other panelists will address innovative trends in the legal industry and explore the issues around ethical challenges to the use of social media and legal technology at Legal Innovation: Trends & Ethics From Different Perspectives, a legal event hosted by Evolve Law.  When: Th...