Equipoise
When evidence for and against a result is equally balanced, i.e., the evidence does not favor one side or the…
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Endangerment finding
In order to restrict a parent’s parenting time on a modification, the Court must find that unsupervised time with the…
Extraordinary care expenses
These are costs incurred for a child who is either gifted or has special needs that require the parents spend…
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…
Eligibility (for Spousal Maintenance)
The requesting spouse meets at least one of the factors enumerated under A.R.S. § 25-319(A). ASMG § 1(D).
Extrinsic Evidence
Another term for parol evidence, evidence that is used to clarify meaning in an agreement between the parties. Extrinsic evidence…
Extraordinary work regiment
A defense available to a parent who is working overtime or a second job to ask the Court to not…
Extracurricular activities
These are activities the child may participate in, such as Little League baseball, dance classes, piano lessons, soccer, science day…
Exhibit
For a hearing or trial, an exhibit is documentation introduced to the Court to be used as evidence for Trial….
Exchanges
This is the procedure for how children are transferred from one parent’s care to the other when custody is shared….
ERISA
A federal law designed to promote uniformity in how employer-provided benefits are distributed to employees. Of relevance to family law,…
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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