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Chris Hildebrand of Hildebrand Law. I'm an Arizona Divorce Lawyer. I've been practicing
divorce and family law in the state of Arizona for over 20 years. One of the common questions
I receive from clients or potential clients regarding the Arizona divorce process is,
when does a court decide the important issues of child custody, child support or alimony,
sometimes referred to as spousal maintenance. Either party in a divorce case may file what's
called a motion for temporary orders requesting that the court issue temporary orders regarding
custody and support prior to the entry of the final divorce decree. If either party
files a motion for temporary orders, the court will typically set a hearing on that motion
for temporary orders within 30 to 60 days of the date that the request is made for those
orders. If neither party requests temporary orders in the case, then those issues will
be decided at the final trial of the case. The court will issue determinations regarding
child custody, it will award child support, if alimony and spousal maintenance is appropriate,
it will also award those amounts and can actually, retroactively apply the child support and
alimony back to the date the original divorce case was filed. If you have any other questions
regarding when child custody, child support or alimony is determined in an Arizona divorce
case, please feel free to email me at chris@hildebrandlaw.com. And, thank you for watching our video.