Spending Spouse
This term, as used in a community waste claim, refers to the spouse who spent money on purchases that did…
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Structural error
An error made before the trial that creates an error in how the trial is conducted; it is different from…
Secondary Rules of Construction
Rules a Court uses to determine the meaning of a passage that cannot be resolved on the plain language of…
Supervisorial Appointment
The appointment of a local social service agency to oversee the implementation of the Court’s legal decision-making and parenting time…
Self-Sufficiency Standard
In 2022, the Legislature amended the spousal maintenance statute. Among its changes was the addition of a sentence into A.R.S….
Spousal Maintenance Guidelines
First adopted in 2023, these are a set of rules and principles that a Court must follow in determining whether…
Spousal Maintenance Calculator
This is a tool the Court uses to determine how much spousal maintenance should be ordered and for how long….
Spousal Maintenance Income
The income the Court determines should be used for a party when the Court calculates spousal maintenance. Spousal maintenance income…
Seals and Signatures
This phrase refers to a requirement to certify documents between different jurisdictions. Generally, certification requires signature(s) from certain public officials…
Spousal Maintenance
These are payments made from one spouse to another when one spouse cannot financially meet their reasonable needs on their…
Supervised Visitation
This is where someone else must be present whenever a parent has parenting time. The supervisor is usually someone appointed…
Substitution of Counsel
A notice filed to the Court that the client is switching attorneys. Both the departing attorney and the newly hired…
