“Forensically-informed” is a term thrown around a lot in family court. Orders will sometimes specify that a person (or child) must see a forensically-informed therapist, which significantly narrows the range of options for therapy. Unfortunately, very few forensically-informed therapists take
Annette T. Burns Blog
The Annette T. Burns Blog, published by Annette T. Burns, focuses on family law topics with an emphasis on the intersection of legal and therapeutic issues in custody and parenting disputes. It covers subjects such as forensically-informed therapy in family court, enforcement of parenting time orders including new procedural rules, and the dynamics of high conflict custody cases. The blog also discusses recent amendments to family law procedural rules and their practical implications. It addresses the roles of various professionals in family law cases, including therapists, parenting coordinators, and court-appointed supervisors, highlighting the importance of collaboration and informed practice in complex family law matters.
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Rule 81, ARFLP
Rule 81 is a new Rule designed to help the court, through appointed professionals, enforce parenting time orders.
The Petition to adopt new ARFLP 81 was filed in November 2022 and was open for comments from January to May 1,
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ARFLP Rules Changes August 2023 – Lots of Changes Coming!
I just reviewed over four dozen Rules Amendments that were signed into effect by Justice Brutinel on August 24, 2023. I narrowed down the Amendments to those that directly modify the Family Rules, and listed a few additional ones (Rules…
Forensically Uninformed Therapy During a Custody Case
I want to mention a recent (unreported) custody case out of Nebraska, not for its ultimate resolution (which isn’t surprising) but for its description of a therapist’s involvement in a difficult custody case. The involvement is concerning and it’s likely…
What is a High Conflict Case
Not all parental separations are alike. Not all parental separations have to be disastrous for the children. Social science research tells us that the biggest factor for poor developmental outcomes for children of separation/ divorce is the level of conflict…
Pending Family Rules Petitions as of March 21, 2023
The Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure may have several new amendments in 2023. This is an overview of several pending Rules Petitions which may be adopted later this year. Note that these changes to the Rules are NOT in…
Getting DV training for court professionals: 2023 update
I get a lot of questions about how professionals can get the domestic violence/ child abuse training that’s required by ARS 25-406 for any person who makes reports to the court about child custody issues. This would include Court-Appointed Advisors,…
Cheat Sheet: What’s “domestic violence” under Arizona statutes? Engstrom v. McCarthy
By Wpadmin
In Engstrom v. McCarthy (January 9, 2018), the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s finding of domestic violence based on insufficient findings. “It may well be that some of Father’s actions constituted domestic violence under the statute. The…
Arizona Family Law Appellate Year In Review: 2022, Part 3 III
This is Part III (third and last) of the 2022 Arizona family court appellate review. The Saba/ Femiano cases, which I wrote about here, discussed the calculation of a community interest in real property where one party signed a…
Arizona Family Law Appellate Year in Review: 2022, Part 2
This is Part II of the recap of Arizona family law appellate opinions in 2022 and this post covers the opinions on financial issues. Part III will cover the Arizona Supreme Court’s opinion resolving the ongoing Saba and Femiano conflicting…