Family Law

• Divorce
  Divorce and family law issues are commonly among the most personal and painful of all legal matters. They strike at the foundation of your life, involving your most private and cherished relationships. Resolving these issues optimally for all concerned is essential, especially when children are involved. Putting a legal team on your side that has the experience, skills, and compassion needed for these sensitive and often divisive issues can make all the difference in your legal journey.
• Child Support
  Child Support. This financial support is the right of the child and is mandated by law in a divorce or when sought after paternity has been established.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  Laura Belleau limits her practice to family law and domestic relations cases, including those involving complex financial issues and child custody. An almost life-long resident of Tucson, she received both her undergraduate and Juris Doctorate degrees from the University of Arizona. She is certified as a Family Law Specialist by the State of Arizona's Board of Legal Specialization. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, serving as the National Treasurer on the Executive Committee. She is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. She is a Diplomate in the American College of Family Trial Lawyers, a select group of the top family trial lawyers from across the country. She is a current member and past president of the Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She is a Judge Pro Tempore for the Arizona Superior Court, Pima County, and she frequently speaks and writes on family law topics.Â
• Adoption
• Paternity
• Premarital Agreement
  Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements. We can help you negotiate, draft, and finalize these written contracts as well as provide independent counsel if your partner presents you with one.
• Guardianship
  In the area of Dispute Resolution, she serves as a mediator and arbitrator, primarily in family law and probate cases, including guardianship and conservatorship cases. Additionally, she serves as a parenting coordinator in family law cases. In the recent past, she also has limited practice in representing parties in contested family law cases. Previously, she was also on the court list for appointment to represent people who are the subject of guardianship and conservatorship cases in the Superior Court. She is also available for consultation as an expert witness and for a case evaluation.
• Spousal Support
  Alimony/Spousal Support. This financial support is not automatic in a divorce. You must petition the court if you believe you should receive it. We represent spouses both seeking and contesting it.
• Legal Separation
  Legal Separation. Some couples prefer to seek a legal separation as opposed to a divorce. We can help you resolve all issues related to this process.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  In his criminal law practice, Mr. Weiss has represented clients in all Arizona Courts, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Weiss, a former Deputy Pima County Attorney, has represented clients charged with a wide array of major felony crimes, including first-degree murder.Â
• Wrongful Death
• Sex Crimes
  Mr. Karp is also considered one of the foremost legal authorities concerning civil litigation regarding domestic violence, spousal abuse, and child molestation.
• Murder

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Judge Warner graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1976 and thereafter returned to Tucson to practice law. As a native Arizonan, she felt most at home in the clear blue skies and desert terrain of Southern Arizona. After being admitted to the Arizona State Bar in 1976, she practiced civil litigation, with an emphasis on complex personal injury, declaratory judgment, and employment cases. After being appointed to the Superior Court in December 1985, Judge Warner served on the Civil, Criminal, Family, and Juvenile benches. She did two rotations on the juvenile bench total of 9 years and served as the presiding juvenile court judge. She had three rotations on the family law bench and twice served as the presiding family law judge. Additionally, she had several rotations on the civil and criminal benches. She started the Mental Health Court in Pima County Superior Court for persons convicted of felonies who have serious mental illness and presided over several high-profile murder cases. Since leaving the bench, she continued her legal education by attending the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine Law School. She has continued to take continuing education in the areas of family law, probate, and dispute resolution. Â

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Karp & Weiss has been providing high quality legal service in family law, estate planning, elder law, and mediation for over 30 years.
• Wills
  Last Will and Testament. This documents your property and assets, names your heirs and beneficiaries and what you wish each to receive, designates an executor to administer your will, and designates a guardian for any minors you leave behind.
• Trusts
  Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts. These are separate legal entities into which you convey assets to be managed by your designated trustee(s) who will pass them on after your passing according to your instructions.
• Power of Attorney
  Powers of Attorney. These authorize a trusted person to handle your financial or other life affairs when you are out of town, incapacitated, or otherwise unable to manage them yourself.
• Probate