Stephen M Vincent
Attorney at State 48 Law
Stephen Vincent is a founding member and attorney at State 48. Stephen has a passion for the law and teaching. He has combined those loves as the head of new client intake and head of legal education programs. He also is the firm’s main researcher and works on all appellate cases.
Stephen Vincent, Attorney, is a lifelong writer who uses this skill to explain clearly and memorably a client’s case to judges. A native of St. George, Utah, Stephen attended Arizona State University for law school where he interned for the Goldwater Institute and worked as a Justice Court mediator. After law school, Stephen worked for a year at the Washington County (Utah) Attorney’s Office. While there, he drafted county ordinances, assisted in homicide prosecutions, and headed up a major project to protect the county’s access to federal lands.
Before law school, Stephen worked as a sportswriter in Utah. He has also taught writing and communication courses at Southern Utah University and Dixie State University. Because of his background as a professional writer and writing instructor, Stephen is the ideal person to tell your story. Stephen loves sports and spending time with his 24 nieces and nephews.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Appeals & Appellate
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Family - Arbitration/Mediation
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- Arizona
- State Bar of Arizona
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- English
- Client Intake Attorney and Appellate Attorney
- State 48 Law
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- Special Deputy County Attorney
- Washington County (Utah) Attorney's Office
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- Arizona State University
- J.D. (2013) | Law
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- Honors: Four-time Pedrick Scholar (Dean's List) CALI Award in Arizona Media Law
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- Southern Utah University
- M.A. (2008) | Communication
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- Brigham Young University
- B.A. (2004) | Communications (Print Journalism). Minor: English
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- Top Family Law Lawyers in Scottsdale
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- Q. How to prove spouse's passive-aggressive behavior in court for better alimony and custody in AZ?
- A: His behavior will not impact the financial division or spousal maintenance (aka alimony) at all. Behavior does not factor into those analyses at all. We divide finances without regard to marital misconduct, and spousal maintenance is almost entirely a financial inquiry.
If you can show his behavior is impacting your children, it could impact legal decision-making or parenting time, but you will likely need a therapist or court-appointed advisor to help draw that conclusion for you.
- Q. Can the other parent authorize third-party child pick-ups despite court order transportation clause?
- A: I will split the tie and agree with Mr. Peters' answer. In Arizona, that likely is not a violation.
As you started your answer by writing, "As a parent with sole legal custody," I feel it would appropriate clarify that exchanges are not a legal decision-making matter. The fact you have sole custody does not enter into this analysis.
- Q. Who is responsible for a utility bill with a shared account after separation if the bill is for an address I never lived at?
- A: Until you are legally separated or divorced, you are both technically liable for any debt either spouse incurs. Because of that, the utility can come after either spouse to satisfy the debt, regardless of the circumstances in which it was incurred.
