[[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question","text":"Arizona law recognizes that children thrive when they have both parents involved in their lives. As a result, the law gives fathers the right to participate in their children\u2019s upbringing. Fathers can petition the court for shared or sole legal and physical custody by demonstrating that a custody arrangement will serve their child\u2019s best interests.","@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#Answer"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question1","text":"Arizona law defines\u00a0parental abandonment\u00a0as the failure to provide reasonable support and maintain regular contact with a child, including providing normal supervision of the child. The law requires the court to find whether a parent has abandoned their child by making no or minimal efforts to support and communicate with their child.  Failure to maintain a normal parental relationship with a child without just cause for a period of six months is considered evidence of abandonment. A court may deem a father to have abandoned his child if he has not provided support and maintained contact with the child for at least six months, potentially jeopardizing the father\u2019s parental rights.","@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#Answer1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question2","text":"Arizona takes a gender-neutral approach to child custody determinations, which means courts must not prefer one parent over the other based on gender. Although some fathers assume that courts will always grant mothers some degree of custody, fathers can petition for and receive sole custody of their children if they can show that it will serve their child\u2019s best interests. For example, a court may grant a father sole custody if the child\u2019s mother has an unsafe or unstable home environment, has a history of domestic violence or child abuse, or has tried to alienate the child from their father.","@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#Answer2"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question3","text":"While many people associate child support with mothers, fathers can petition the court to impose a child support obligation on their child\u2019s mother. Fathers can receive child support if the custody order has named them the primary custodial parent or parent of primary residence. Courts may designate the parent the child spends the majority of overnights with as the primary custodial parent.","@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#Answer3"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does a Father Have Rights Regarding His Child in Arizona?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#Answer"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#Question"},{"@type":"Question","name":"How Long Does a Father Have to Be Absent to Lose His Rights in Arizona?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#Answer1"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#Question1"},{"@type":"Question","name":"Is It Possible for a Father to Get Full Custody in Arizona?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#Answer2"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#Question2"},{"@type":"Question","name":"Do Fathers Have a Right to Seek Child Support in Arizona?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#Answer3"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#Question3"}],"name":"Fathers\u2019 Rights in Arizona","@id":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#FAQPage"}],{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Fathers\u2019 Rights in Arizona","item":"https:\/\/www.phoenixlawteam.com\/blog\/fathers-rights-in-arizona\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]