How long must my wife be gone for me to be able to adopt my daughter,or consider it abandonment

In Arizona the minimum time period for abandonment to be declared is six months. However, it cannot just be that six months has gone by. There also...

How can I obtain proof my estranged wife passed away?

In Arizona, a person only has to be missing for five years for them to be declared legally dead. You would have to obtain an order from the court...

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Do other family members have a right to be a part of a childs life if the father has sole physical and legal custody?

The only people who have any kind of legal right to "visitation" or a relationship with the child are the parents. Generally speaking, yes, it is...

Privacy Rights in a family members home

You should have some expectation of privacy in the bedroom you are occupying, if you are the only one occupying it. You might want to put a lock on...

First of all, you should have a lawyer write it. But before signing away all your rights, you might want to find out what the terms of the divorce...

My son, age 20 lives in Houston, TX w/ ex-wife. He reqs "substantial care & personal supervison". Can he come live with me?

I would have to have more information. "Joint custody" can refer to a lot of different scenarios, including legal custody and physical custody,...

Do divorce decrees need to be renewed or re-filed after 5 years in AZ if unresolved matters in the decree are still outstanding?

No. A divorce decree is good perpetually, unless someone asks for a change in one or more of the terms of the divorce or a correction is needed,...

If your married.

If you are married on the last day of the tax year, you can file either as Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately. A joint return...

A niebors dog got bitten by a dog, and she is sueing me saying it was a dog that I had staying here a few weeks prior?

From what you have said it is not clear that the dog you were "dog-sitting" for was the dog that bit your neighbor's dog. The neighbor will have to...

Can I address new arrearages along with a request for a hearing to have a wage assignment stopped?

This all relates to child support, so you definitely can file one pleading (document) objecting to having wage assignment stopped, asking for an...