Schlaefer v. Financial Management, 196 Ariz. 336 (App. 2000)
N/AOUTCOME: We won.
This case challenged the applicability of a pre-nuptial agreement on a third-party creditor.
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Mark A. Shields's Legal Cases (6)
Mesa, AZ
Family Lawyer at Mesa, AZ
Practice Areas: Family, Appeals ... +5 more
Buencamino v. Noftsinger, 223 Ariz. 162 (App. 2009)
N/AOUTCOME: We won.
This was a very simple but very helpful case on Arizona's statute that governs relocation with a minor child.
In re Marriage of Waldren, 212 Ariz. 337 (App.2006); 217 Ariz. 173 (2007)
N/AOUTCOME: Won in Court of Appeals and lost in Supreme Court
This is the keynote case on non-modifiable spousal maintenance in Arizona. I am very proud of our firm's advocacy in this case. We won in the Court of Appeals but lost in the Supreme Court. Still, the ... case represents an important development and clarification in Arizona law.
McNeil v. Hoskyns, 236 Ariz. 173 (App. 2014)
N/AOUTCOME: We won.
This is the keynote case on the legal doctrine of fraud on the court. Using the niche that the Arizona Supreme Court carved out in Waldren, we were able to use the doctrine of fraud on the court to hav ... e our client's significant non-modifiable spousal maintenance order terminated.
Greenbank v. Vanzant, 250 Ariz 644 (App. 2021)
N/AOUTCOME: We won.
This case involves the issue of continuing jurisdiction under the UCCJEA. In other words, it covers the issue of whether a court can continue to enforce a parenting order when the child and her parent( ... s) are no longer in Arizona. This seemed like an open and shut issue, and the Court of Appeals eventually agreed with us that it was.
Barnett v. Jedynak, 219 Ariz. 550 (App. 2009)
N/AOUTCOME: New law established and clarified
This case is the keynote case on calculating community liens on separate property in divorce cases. It represents a significant opportunity to educate judges, many of whom are unfortunately using the i ... ncorrect law to value community liens.