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Cases of Interest: Arizona
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Alimony (full category)

ARIZONA: Diefenbach v. Holmberg, No. 2 CA-CV 00-0174 (Ariz. Ct. App. June 30, 2001).
The trial court held that the death of the former wife terminated the husband's obligation to pay spousal maintenance.
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Attorney's Fees (full category)

ARIZONA: Little v. Superior Court, ___ Ariz. ___, 884 P.2d 214 (Ct. App. 1994).
A spouse's attorney's fees do not fall under the "necessities of life" exemption to injunctions that bar either party from transferring or encumbering marital assets.
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Child Custody (full category)

ARIZONA: Gonzalez-Caballero v. Mena, No. 00-15822 (9th Cir. May 30, 2001).
Evelyn Gonzalez-Caballero appealed the district court's denial of her petition to return her daughter, Danelsy, to her custody in Panama. The district court found that Gonzalez-Caballero consented to the removal and retention of Danelsy from Panama to Arizona by Danelsy's father, Ramon Mena, an American citizen.
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Classification of Assets (full category)

ARIZONA: Hrudka v. Hrudka, ___ Ariz. ___, 919 P.2d 179 (Ct. App. 1995).
Jewelry that the husband purchased was not necessarily a gift to the wife, rather than an investment, simply because he physically handed over the items to her and she sometimes wore them.
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Closley Held Corporartions (full category)

ARIZONA: Gerow v. Covill, ___ Ariz. ___, 960 P.2d 55 (Ct. App. 1998).
The wife was properly recognized as the owner, between the husband and the wife, of one-half of a business incorporated in the name of a third party, where the evidence showed that the husband fraudulently conveyed the goodwill of his sole proprietorship to the business during the parties' dissolution proceedings.
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Death Of Spouse (full category)

ARIZONA: Van Emmerik v. Colosi, ___ Ariz. App. ___, 972 P.2d 1034 (1998).
An action for the dissolution of a marriage abates with the death of one of the spouses, but the probate court may consider any transfer of property in violation of a preliminary injunction in the dissolution case.
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Dissipation of Assets (full category)

ARIZONA: Gutierrez v. Gutierrez, ___ Ariz. ___, 972 P.2d 676 (Ct. App. 1999).
The evidence supported the trial court's finding that the husband wasted community funds that he withdrew from a retirement account without the wife's consent and spent in a manner unknown to her.
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Gifts (full category)

ARIZONA: Hrudka v. Hrudka, ___ Ariz. ___, 919 P.2d 179 (Ct. App. 1995).
Jewelry that the husband purchased was not necessarily a gift to the wife, rather than an investment, simply because he physically handed over the items to her and she sometimes wore them.
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Grandparents (full category)

ARIZONA: McGovern v. McGovern, No. 2-CA-CV-01-0016 (Ariz. Ct. App. Oct. 10, 2001).
The grandparents appealed a judgment denying their request to obtain visitation with their granddaughter. The court held that the Arizona grandparent visitation statute was constitutional, as it had a number of safeguards for the parents.
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Preliminary Relief (full category)

ARIZONA: Little v. Superior Court, ___ Ariz. ___, 884 P.2d 214 (Ct. App. 1994).
A spouse's attorney's fees do not fall under the "necessities of life" exemption to injunctions that bar either party from transferring or encumbering marital assets.
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Stock Options (full category)

ARIZONA: In re Marriage of Robinson, No. D 118361 (Ariz. Ct. App. Nov. 27, 2001).
An employee's vested and matured stock options are "income" for purposes of child support. The opinion gives an excellent review of the case law on the subject and discusses methods of valuing the options.
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Third Parties (full category)

ARIZONA: Gerow v. Covill, ___ Ariz. ___, 960 P.2d 55 (Ct. App. 1998).
The wife was properly recognized as the owner, between the husband and the wife, of one-half of a business incorporated in the name of a third party, where the evidence showed that the husband fraudulently conveyed the goodwill of his sole proprietorship to the business during the parties' dissolution proceedings.
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