Can Parents Be Held Accountable for the Misconduct of Their Children?
It is not a defense that the parents or guardian could not have anticipated the minor’s misconduct.
It is not a defense that the parents or guardian could not have anticipated the minor’s misconduct.
In Arizona, a parent of a minor (under age 18) may delegate to another person any powers he may have.
If a person desires to change his name, he must file an application in the superior court in the county of his residence.
A petition to terminate the parent-child relationship may be filed with the juvenile division of the superior court.
The court will not order past support retroactive to more than three years before the filing of the paternity suit.
If logistically possible and appropriate, the court will order visitation by a grandparent.
To obtain an order of protection, a person must file a verified petition with a magistrate, justice of the peace, or superior court judge.
Arizona law provides that a spousal maintenance order, “shall be in an amount and for a period of time as the court deems just”.
In the case of divorce or legal separation, one parent typically will be required to pay child support to the other.
Child custody may be awarded in an action for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or paternity.
Community property is a theory of property ownership by the marital community.
Getting married in Arizona is relatively easy. There is no residency requirement.
When an adoption order is entered, the relationship of parent and child is established between the adoptive parent and the adopted child.
The general rule is that either spouse may contract debts and otherwise act for the benefit of the community.
Premarital agreements have not always been favored in Arizona.
Sixty percent of first marriages now end in divorce, according to published statistics.
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