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Entitlement (for Spousal Maintenance)

The court’s determination that a party eligible for spousal maintenance should be awarded spousal maintenance. “After calculating the spousal maintenance…

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Extrinsic Evidence

Another term for parol evidence, evidence that is used to clarify meaning in an agreement between the parties. Extrinsic evidence…

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Extracurricular activities

These are activities the child may participate in, such as Little League baseball, dance classes, piano lessons, soccer, science day…

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Exhibit

For a hearing or trial, an exhibit is documentation introduced to the Court to be used as evidence for Trial….

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Exchanges

This is the procedure for how children are transferred from one parent’s care to the other when custody is shared….

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ERISA

A federal law designed to promote uniformity in how employer-provided benefits are distributed to employees. Of relevance to family law,…

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Equitable Division

As required by A.R.S. § 25-318(A), the Court is to divide community property “equitably.” Generally, this means equally, but the…

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Equitable Defenses

In certain instances, a party can raise one of several equitable defenses to request relief from the Court. The equitable…

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