Arizona Child Custody Laws For Unmarried Parents: What You Should Know
Managing the ongoing care of children after a divorce or separation can be difficult. Parents have to make decisions about parenting time, healthcare, religious training, and the child's education. In Arizona, these issues fall under what is called legal decision-making and parenting time. You may have heard it referred to as Arizona child custody laws or access, contact, or visitation rights. (Because that's how some people still refer to these issues, you may see these terms throughout this post.) Navigating these responsibilities can seem even more challenging if you and your partner weren't married. Overall, matters of legal decision-making and parenting time are the same for married parents going through a divorce as unmarried parents who are separating. However, one…