Sweety Sen was born a woman in India. When she was young, she was often described as being a tomboy, but still held herself out as being a woman. In 2013 she decided to cut her hair short, and started holding herself out as a man. She began going by the name, “Krishna Sen.” In 2014, Sweety met Kamini. Kamini … Read More
Conflicting Out Potential Attorneys in a Divorce or Family Matter
A devious trick sometimes promoted in family court cases involves the idea of conflicting out potential attorneys before your spouse can use them. The theory goes like this: Attorneys are required to maintain a conflict database. The conflict database is a list of people that the attorney has created attorney-client relationships with and parties opposed to them. If someone from … Read More
Fabricated Text Messages In Your Family Court Case
Text messages or emails can play an important role in your family court case. They can prove a party’s unreasonable positions, they can verify your efforts to do certain things, they can create enforceable binding agreements, and much more. Because of all this, it’s necessary that you check the veracity of any text messages that are used as exhibits in … Read More
Tactical Advantages In Filing First In Your Divorce
There are arguably advantages in filing first in your divorce. However, none of those advantages is likely to make or break your case. Specific advantages include the ability to go first and last in trial and not having to live with the fear of a being served. There are also some potential disadvantages, including fees that you pay. One of … Read More
Changes In the Tax Rules Associated With Spousal Maintenance (Alimony)
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, recently approved into federal law, is bringing a major change to the divorce arena. Specifically, the issue of alimony (or “spousal maintenance” as it is called in Arizona) will be changing in terms of how it is counted for tax purposes. Historically, the general rule was that if you had to make a payment … Read More
Common Law Marriage in Arizona
A question I receive fairly often is whether or not common law marriage is recognized in Arizona. This article is designed to address what common law marriage is and explain when Arizona acknowledges it. While there is some variance from state to state as to what specific requirements exist to enter into a common law marriage, the general idea is … Read More