We have written
about the Arizona Court of Appeals decision in the Van Dyke v. Steinle case in which the court of appeals had to determine if a basis to terminate spousal
maintenance exists when a former
spouse receiving the spousal
maintenance moves in with a love interest and is now sharing living costs with the new love interest.
With a summary dissolution, a joint petition is filed when 1) either
spouse meets the standard residency requirement, 2) the marriage is irretrievably broken down due to irreconcilable differences, 3) the marriage is childless, 4) the wife is not pregnant, 5) neither
spouse owns real estate, 6) there are no unpaid debts greater than $ 4,000, 7) the total value of community property is less than $ 25,000, 8) neither
spouse has separate property (excluding cars and loans) of greater than $ 25,000, 9) the
spouses have reached an agreement regarding the division and distributions of assets and liabilities, 10) both waive their rights to
maintenance and appeal; 11) both have read a brochure
about summary dissolution and 12) both desire to end the marriage.