Family Law Practice Areas
Divorce
Cosmas Onyia, P.C., is a law firm that practices family law in Phoenix, AZ, serving clients in the surrounding area. Cosmas Onyia is an experienced family law attorney who has helped many clients obtain timely and cost-effective solutions to their legal disputes. He has a special focus on divorce proceedings, and is committed to aggressively…
Legal Separation
Arizona residents who no longer wish to remain married have two options available to them, divorce and legal separation. In some cases, a legal separation is the beginning of the path towards divorce and in other cases, it is the only legal remedy a couple may seek. It may not seem clear why people opt…
Paternity / Maternity
By some estimates, as many as forty percent of all births are to unmarried women. This situation often creates legal issues and the courts treat these issues very seriously. In Arizona, there are specific statues defined in Chapter 6, Article 1 beginning at Title 25, Section 801 of the Arizona laws. These statutes include information…
Grandparents’ Rights
In 1983, Arizona state laws were amended by ARS §25-409 to include legal visitation rights for grandparents and great-grandparents. Again, the best interests of the child are still the basis for decisions on visitation, custody and adoption. Certain qualifications must be met, so if you are a grandparent or great-grandparent seeking legal visitation rights, contact…
Child Custody
One of the most emotional issues of divorce is child custody of minor children. Ex-spouses and separated spouses cannot work out child custody amicably in every case without help. Rather than move to an aggressive court battle over child custody, clients in the Phoenix, AZ, region call for legal assistance from Attorney Cosmas Onyia. Cosmas…
Parenting Time / Visitation
Cosmas Onyia, P.C., is a law firm located in Phoenix, Arizona, that concentrates exclusively in the area of family law. Attorney Cosmas Onyia is an experienced attorney who has been practicing in the area of family law for nearly 20 years. He focuses his practice on representing clients in parenting time and visitation plans. Phoenix…
Child Support
Child support issues can be heartbreaking and detrimental to the overall well-being of the child, but Phoenix Family Law Attorney Cosmas Onyia, P.C. can help. With deep knowledge of the intricacies of Arizona child support laws and a practice established in 1996, our law firm has the experience and background to help ensure a child…
Spousal Support
Cosmas Onyia, P.C., is a law firm that practices exclusively in the area of family law. For nearly 20 years, Cosmas Onyia has provided his clients with high-quality legal advice that is tailored to their individual needs. He concentrates in the areas of divorces and spousal support agreements. He will work hard to find the…
Division of Property
All divorces are riddled with problems and one of the most common is a division of marital property. Arizona is considered a community property state which means there may be two different types of property, community property and separate property. While community property states generally result in an equal division of property, a Phoenix family…
Division of Debts
With a few exceptions, during a divorce, division of debts occurs equally between the ex-spouses. It is wise to seek legal representation from Phoenix Family Law Attorney Cosmas Onyia if you are seeking a divorce and want fairness and justice to prevail in the outcome. As a community property state, most marital property is viewed…
Order of Protection
An Arizona order of protection is a court-ordered legal document that prohibits an individual from contacting the protected party. The order of protection is requested when one of the parties in a relationship, the petitioner/victim, has been physically and/or psychologically abused or threatened by the defendant/abuser. Orders of protection are designed to prevent future violence…
