Legal Question in Family Law in Arizona

I have a child support/custody question. I use to live in Arizona and I was the custodial parent. He had the child 3 days / 2 nights a week 3 times a month. I moved to Texas and we agreed no child support for the next two years. He had him one year I had him the next year. I am now moving back to Arizona beginning of June. He wants to continue the every other year program where he pays nothing and I want to go back to our original agreement of 3 days / 2 nights a week 3 times a month. He doesn't get off work until Midnight 4 nights a week and wanted to leave him unsupervised. My child is 15. If my son were to live there my son would be going to a school that is failing and they are firing all the staff at that school. I will be working in an excelling school district and my son would get the support that he needs. My question is, what do I need to do to try to get the agreement back to what it was when I lived in Arizona. I am asking here because I do not have the income to hire an attorney, wish I did.


Asked on 3/11/12, 5:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Rich Peters R.J. Peters & Assoc., P.C.

If you have existing orders, you may not need to modify at all. You may just need to enforce. If you never had Orders, then you need to file a Petition to Establish Custody, Parenting Time and Support. I would need to know more.

We can certainly help you consider and then pursue your options. This is obviously a very important matter, and you should not go in alone.

One of our attorneys can explain the issues and procedures better in person. As you can imagine, there is too much to cover via email. We offer free 1/2 hour consultations, in which we can discuss your matter in detail.

Please call us directly to discuss the specifics of your matter, or contact my assistant Alicia or my paralegal Jennifer to schedule your free 1/2 hour consultation.

/s/ Rich J. Peters

R.J. Peters & Assoc., P.C.

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Phoenix, Arizona 85004

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Answered on 3/28/12, 10:16 am


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