Family Law Report

In this episode, we talked about the reason for getting and nuances of an Arizona order of protection (also commonly known as a restraining order). We also covered current events around the Gallego divorce in the press and about the divorce(s) of Jennifer Lopez.

In this episode, we introduced the show and the host and discussed the major topics that will be covered throughout the course of the program.

This show aired on September 17, 2017. It was hosted by David Enevoldsen, a partner with Family Law Guys. David discussed various aspects of the intersection of family law and the United States Constitution, principally revolving around case law from the Supreme Court of the United States. David discussed the importance of marriage as a fundamental constitutional right, the fundamental right to ra...

This show aired on September 10, 2017. It was hosted by David Enevoldsen, a partner with Family Law Guys. David discussed how a non-parent that may have a relationship with a child (such as a grandparent or step-parent or other party) can obtain legal decision-making rights or visitation with that child. He also discussed the concept of an “in loco parentis” relationship, and the fundamental const...

This show aired on August 6, 2017. It was hosted by David Enevoldsen, a partner with Family Law Guys. Guests included attorney Debbie Levine and attorney Ruby Torres. Ruby discussed her personal case involving a divorce with a fight over ownership of embryos after she was diagnosed with cancer. Debbie discussed some of the legal aspects of embryo ownership in a divorce.

This show aired on August 27, 2017. It was hosted by David Enevoldsen, a partner at Family Law Guys. The show was about protective orders and discussed orders of protection, their nature as being tied to close personal relationships, the nature of injunctions against harassment, the nature of injunctions against workplace harassment, where you can go to get a protective order, that there are no fi...

This show aired on August 20, 2017. It was hosted by attorney David Enevoldsen, a partner with the law firm Family Law Guys. David discussed the conflicts in values, the fact that having values that are different from person to person does not mean that you should not act as though there is a right and a wrong, and the underlying assessment of why you are taking a particular action in the midst of...

This show aired on August 6, 2017. It was hosted by attorney David Enevoldsen, a partner with the law firm Family Law Guys. Chris Deaton appeared as a guest on the show. The two discussed what polyamory is, the distinction between polyamory and swinging, different polyamorous relationships, how polyamorous relationships deal with time management, how they deal with child rearing, some current lega...

This show aired on July 30, 2017. It was hosted by attorney David Enevoldsen, an partner with the law firm Family Law Guys. David discussed narrative theory and how human beings make sense of the world and conflict by intuitively gravitating to stories. David also discussed how that feeds into generalized rules that people indoctrinate themselves with and ultimately come into conflict over. Note t...

This show aired on July 23, 2017. It was hosted by attorney David Enevoldsen, a partner with the law firm Family Law Guys. Dr. William Fabricius appeared as a guest on the show. The two discussed some of the social and legal attitudes related to parenting plans involving overnights with fathers in very young children. They also discussed the scientific research surrounding paternal overnights with...

This show aired on July 16, 2017. It was hosted by attorney David Enevoldsen. Dr. John Moran and Judith Lewis-Thome of Family Turning Point appeared as guests on the show. The group discussed parents in high conflict, parental alienation, how to eliminate conflict between parents, the use of the terms like “parental alienation,” or other words that are potentially inflammatory in the midst of conf...

This show aired on July 9, 2017. It was hosted by David Enevoldsen, an associate with Family Law Guys. David discussed child support, the different models used in the United States to calculate child support (specifically, the Income Shares Model, the Percentage of Income Model, and the Melson Formula), the basic factual issues that are generally discussed when calculating child support in Arizona...

This show aired on July 2, 2017. It was hosted by David Enevoldsen, and co-hosted by attorney Shelley Rosas. The two discussed representing yourself in a court proceeding, ensuring that you have a position that makes sense through some objective feedback, ways to ensure that you understand procedurally what will happen in a court case, basics of court etiquette, and how to outline what will happen...

This show aired on June 25, 2017. It was hosted by David Enevoldsen and co-hosted by attorney Shelley Rosas. The two discussed representing yourself in court and the importance of taking reasonable positions and analyzing your position objectively through use of another level-headed party. They also discussed the importance of understanding the procedural aspects of your family law cases. Note tha...

This show aired on June 18, 2017. It was hosted by attorney David Enevoldsen. Don Enevoldsen, from CounterThought.org appeared as a guest. They discussed a Christian perspective on homosexual marriage, the propriety of divorce, and covenant marriages.

This show aired on June 11, 2017. It was hosted by David Enevoldsen. Robert Gruler of R & R Law Group appeared as a guest on the show. David and Robert discussed the idea of a family law being good people at their worst and criminal law being at their best, the different burdens of proof in family court and criminal court, the use of facts established at different burdens of proof, the importa...

This show aired on June 4, 2017. It was hosted by David Enevoldsen and co-hosted by attorney Shelley Rosas. David and Shelley discussed disclosure generally, including what must be disclosed and the use of hearsay in family court. They also discussed the use of various discovery mechanisms such as depositions, interrogatories, request for production of documents, requests for admissions, subpoenas...

This show aired on May 28, 2017. It was hosted by David Enevoldsen and co-hosted by attorney Shelley Rosas. David and Shelley discussed various hypothetical family law fact patterns using super heroes and sci-fi themes to explore family law topics. The show was done on the same weekend as the Phoenix Comicon. Specifically, the show looked at fact patterns involving Joker and Harley Quin (character...

This show aired on May 21, 2017. It was hosted by David Enevoldsen. Brent LaJeunesse appeared as a guest on the show. Brent talked about his work as a private investigator, infidelity, common indicators of cheating, what techniques are used to investigate claims of cheating, the possibility of someone not cheating even when someone suspects cheating, recordings of other parties, the application of...

This show aired on May 14, 2017. It was hosted by David Enevoldsen. Cristi McMurdie appeared as a guest on the show. Cristi talked about collaborative law, what it is, how it can be utilized in family law cases involving divorces or custody matters, how it’s different from mediation or litigation and the advantages and disadvantages in using a collaborative approach versus mediation or litigation.

This show aired on May 7, 2017, and was hosted by attorney David Enevoldsen. Topics included prenuptial agreements, many of the common objections to prenuptial agreements, whether or not a prenuptial agreement dooms your marriage before the marriage has begun, and how a prenuptial agreement can protect you and your spouse during marriage.

This show aired on April 30, 2017, and was hosted by attorney David Enevoldsen. Topics included the basics of parenting plans, the history of presumptions in favor of Mothers under the Tender Years Doctrine, the fact that the current standard is the best interests of the child, and the fact that many still try to apply a system in which a mother should be the primary residential parent simply beca...

This show aired on April 23, 2017, and was hosted by attorney David Enevoldsen. David discussed the basics of divorce and custody law and procedure, including such things as how child issues like parenting time, legal decision-making, and child support are dealt with. They also discuss the substantive law surrounding property and debt division, and spousal maintenance (alimony). They end with a di...

This show aired on April 16, 2017. Attorney David Enevoldsen hosted guest Aaron Berkley, a bankruptcy attorney. The show discussed various issues related to the intersection of bankruptcy and family law, including such things as what the different options for consumer bankruptcy are, how the filing of a bankruptcy case impacts a family court case, what kinds of family court obligations can or cann...

This show aired on April 9, 2017, and was hosted by attorney David Enevoldsen. This show reviews the issues attendant to cohabiting with another person with whom you are not married. Specifically it looks at such things as whether or not parties can have agreements regarding property acquired (even in situations in which there are no express discussions about property), common law marriage, engage...