Simpkins v. Simpkins, March 27, 2014

The Court affirmed the family court's findings regarding the income attributed to Mother for child support calculation purposes, but vacate the family court's custody and parenting time orders and remand these issues to the family court to enter its findings in compliance with A.R.S. § 25-403.B. The Court also found that the family court abused its discretion in assigning the entire credit card debt to Mother, and abused its discretion in awarding Father his attorney fees in the amount of $4000 without documentation or evidence and without giving Mother the opportunity to object. The Court's decision is available here.

Technorati Tags: divorce, income attribution

Jimenez v. State of Arizona ex rel. DES

Court affirmed ruling that inmate prison income accounts were not exempt from ADES' limited income withholding order un the Self-Support Reserve Test. The decision is available here.

Shellsea G. v. Matthew B.

Mother's petition to sever purported father's legal rights as parent dismissed. Purported father was not active in child's life and another man, who was married to mother at time of birth, was listed on birth certificate as father, and who had paid child support and maintained active role in life of child for 6 years, was legally the child's father. Attorney's fees also assessed against mother. The Court's decision is available here.

Flores v. Martinez

Court concluded that trial court erred in granting equitable relief from judgment. Both parties' requests for attorney's fees and costs of appeal denied. The Court's decision is available here.

State of Arizona ex del. ADES v. Williams

Mother appealed because trial court did not order retroactive child support and disputed computation of current child support amount. Court affirmed trial court's order finding no abuse of discretion and because mother failed to provide trial transcripts. The Court's decision is available here.

Cioppa v. Blomo

Because the State had not received notice of the hearing, the Court ruled that trial court erred in adjusting child support paid by Father. The Court's decision is available here.

JOSE M. v. ELEANOR J., S.M.

The Court reversed the trial court's decision terminating Father's parental rights. The Court concluded that the trial court factually misunderstood the history of the case, and erroneously concluded that the potential adoption of the child by Mother's fiancé is a sufficient benefit warranting termination of Father's parental rights. The Court's decision is available here.

Technorati Tags: abandonment, terminate parental rights