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Summary: Draft Arizona Spousal Maintenance Guidelines

I reviewed a preliminary draft of the new Arizona Spousal Maintenance Guidelines

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The Drahos/Barnett formula provides a consistent baseline for determining the community's interest in a spouse's separate property

Property acquires character at the time at which the right to obtain title occurs, not when legal title is conveyed

The trial court may require one spouse to obtain a life insurance policy to ensure the equitable division of a pension

The promise to remain married is not sufficient to justify an unequal division of property in a post-nuptial agreement

Protective-order proceeding is a separate action for purposes of filing a notice of change of judge

The court may not grant joint legal decision-making to a legal parent and a third party requesting custody rights

General information about the initial petition for divorce (or legal separation) and the next steps in the process