Family law, domestic partnerships, and collaborative divorce

Divorce and annulment

Mediation

Legal separation

Prenuptial agreements

Child custody and visitation

Child support collection and modification
Calculate your Arizona child support payment

Spousal maintenance and modification

Domestic partnerships

Grandparent rights

Guardianship proceedings

Enforcement proceedings

Out-of-state relocation issues

Alternative dispute resolution

Adoption

J.D., summa cum laude, University of Arizona, 1990
Order of the Coif

Trained in collaborative divorce and mediation

B.S.B.A., with Honors and Highest Distinction, University of Arizona, 1987

Judge Pro Tem, Maricopa County Superior Court

American Bar Association

State Bar of Arizona: Family Law Section; Director, Member Assistance Program, 1994-2000; Professionalism Task Force; Family Law Advisory Commission, 2007-present

Collaborative Divorce Professionals of Arizona, 2001-present

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2001-present

Maricopa County Bar Association: Family Law Section

Arizona Assistant Attorney General: Child Support Enforcement and Child Protective Services, 1991-1994

Arizona Supreme Court Child Support Committee: Guidelines Workgroup

Arizona Press Club: Award Winner, Small Publication, 2000

Arizona Judicial Conference

American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs

Commercial Law League of America

Office of the Attorney General

National Business Institute/Institute of Paralegal Education

City of Phoenix "Faces of Diversity" Lecture Series

Arizona Women Lawyers Association

State Bar of Arizona: Course on Professionalism; annual convention; numerous Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars; CLE Award, 2006

Employee Assistance Professionals Association

City of Phoenix Attorney's Office

NALS of Phoenix

Instructor of legal writing and family law, Phoenix College

ASU Gammage Public Events

Arizona Family Support Council: Board of Directors

Anytown America Inc.: President; Member, Board of Directors

The Courthouse Experience Program

Family Law Assistance Project

Human Rights Campaign

Licensed to practice in all Arizona courts, as well as all federal courts situated in the District of Arizona and the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals