Family Law Legal Specialization

Board-Certified Specialists are Experienced. Respected. Tested. Certified.

You are eligible to apply to become Board certified as a Family Law legal specialist if you have been admitted to the practice of law continuously for at least 7 years, and during 5 of those years you have engaged in the practice of Family Law within the State of Arizona, 2 of which are immediately preceding your application. During each of such five years, you must have engaged in legal services in the field of Family Law equivalent to at least 70% of a full-time practice. Combine these qualifications with your high ethical standards, excellent peer reviews, specialized legal education, and tested knowledge to achieve the honorable distinction of Board-Certified Specialist.

Your experience will be measured by your substantial involvement in the field of Family Law matters, including issues from at least seven of these categories:

Dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment of marriage
Matters relating to children
Paternity
Juvenile court matters including dependency, adoption, and termination of parental rights
Child Support
Spousal maintenance
Modifications
Identifying separate and community property, and division of community property
Taxation issues
Contempt and/or enforcement proceedings
Mediation or negotiation of family disputes, and resolution of Family Law matters through alternate dispute resolutions
Special actions and appeals from Family Law matters
Issues of non-matrimonial family
Issues of domestic violence
Family Law service as defined in Section III(C)(2)(a)-(k)