Once a couple decides to split up, there are many questions to move forward when you have child[ren] together. Some people think one person will have sole custody when the children live with them for a majority of the time. This is not true.
In 2021, Arizona created a new role for non-attorneys called Legal Paraprofessionals or LP to assist clients in obtaining representation for their family law cases, at a lower cost because many people do not have the resources to pay an attorney to represent them and there needed to be another option.
Adoptions come in all shapes and sizes. No matter if this is private, agency, stepparent, second parent (LGBTQ+), Department of Child Safety (State), kinship, foster parent or foster care, Interstate Compact on the Placement of Child (ICPC), international or domestic, surrogacy-based, or open or closed adoption – our office handles them similarly.
Termination of parental rights (TPR) is a legal process that severs the legal relationship between a parent and their child, thereby freeing the child for adoption. In Arizona, as in many states, TPR is a significant legal proceeding governed by strict guidelines designed to protect the best interests of the child.
