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Rule 10 Guidance for BIAs
- This link will take you to the ABA Guidelines for representation of children, which are referenced in Aksamit v. Krahn. These standards for representation of children (as either Best Interests Attorney or attorney for the child) were adopted by the ABA in 2003 and are referenced in the Committee Comment to Rule 10, Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure.
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Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure - Updates
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The most recent (January 1, 2010) updates to the Rules are on the Arizona Supreme Court's Rules Forum.
COURT RULES FORUM if approved by the Supreme Court in 2010, these changes will go into effect January 1, 2011.
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New edition of Arizona Family Law Rules Handbook
- The newest (2010) edition of the Arizona Family Law Rules Handbook (published by Thomson/ West) has gone to the publisher and will soon be available for ordering. This edition includes the rules changes that went into effect January 1, 2010 and has a discussion of pending changes that may be adopted by the Arizona Supreme Court through a pending (2010) Rules petition. This publication is updated annually and is the only Thomson/ West publication that includes discussion of the Rules' history, changes, and pending changes.
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Child Support Guidelines status
- The Arizona Child Support Guidelines have been under review since the new committee starting meeting in 2008, and meetings continue in 2010. The current draft of the proposed Guidelines can be found at the Committee's website --- click on the link at the top of this paragraph.
Currently, the new Guidelines are still slated to go into effect 1-1-2011, but are still pending review by the Arizona Supreme Court.
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Documents available on this website
- See the Resources section for the Affidavit of Financial Information, Parenting Coordinator Fee Agreement, and Parenting Coordinator opening letter (with information about the parenting coordination process), and the Family Law questionnaire which includes the questions which will be asked at your initial appointment.
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Referrals to out of state attorneys
- I often get requests for referrals for a family law attorney in another state. The best place for out of state referrals is American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and click on "locate an attorney". AAML is the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, which maintains very high standards for membership and which has members in most states. Even if a specific AAML member is unable to take on a family law case, it's a cinch that the AAML member will refer your case on to a highly competent family law attorney in that state.
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Department of Child Support Enforcement
- The Department of Child Support Enforcement's (DCSE) website can be found at ChildSupportEnforcement. The website includes a FAQ section and interactive means to check on personal case information for IV-D and DES cases. Information and assistance is available for locating the non-custodial parent; establishing legal paternity; establishing a child support order; enforcing child support orders, and collecting child support payments.
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Co-Parenting Guide
- This Guide, developed by the State of Texas, offers some valuable advice to separating parents, including the effect of conflict on children, and how to avoid conflict.
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