Arizona Elder Law Attorneys and the general public have been watching developments in the unfolding story about the drug Nuedexta and its use in nursing homes. As reported here [http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/12/health/nuedexta-nursing-homes-invs/index.html] by CNN,...
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Mother Goose and the termination of parental rights
by Marty J. Zalevsky This month the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a juvenile court's severance of a parent's rights in a case where the allegation against the parent was his failure to register "a claim" with a scarcely known list maintained by the Arizona Department...
Michigan Court Orders Child Vaccinated, Mother Incarcerated
Legal decision making in Arizona (formerly known as "custody") usually refers to how major decisions about a child's healthcare, education, and (sometimes) religion will be made, but within those broad categories, most of the issues that crop up between parents are...
Arizona Supreme Court Rules on “Maternity” Presumption
Family law attorneys in Phoenix and around the state have been eagerly awaiting the Arizona Supreme Court's decision of how to interpret and apply Arizona's presumption of paternity statute, A.R.S. §25-814. When the U.S. Supreme Court announced a decision in the Pavan...
Don’t tell Mom…
One of the most destructive behaviors we see from divorced or divorcing parents is telling the child that he or she must keep secrets from the other parent. Sometimes it is done in an effort to conceal objectionable behavior ("I don't want Mom to know that I let you...
What to expect on Adoption Day
Adoption day. You won't experience contractions before your adoption hearing but that doesn't mean that the final step in becoming a forever family is entirely painless. Many clients get nervous before going into court partly because they don't know what to expect,...
