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
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Arizona
- State Bar of Arizona
- English
- Client Intake Attorney and Appellate Attorney
- State 48 Law
- - Current
- Senior Attorney
- Best Law Firm
- -
- Special Deputy County Attorney
- Washington County (Utah) Attorney's Office
- -
- Arizona State University
- J.D. (2013) | Law
- -
- Honors: Four-time Pedrick Scholar (Dean's List) CALI Award in Arizona Media Law
- Southern Utah University
- M.A. (2008) | Communication
- -
- Brigham Young University
- B.A. (2004) | Communications (Print Journalism). Minor: English
- -
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Top Family Law Lawyers in Scottsdale
- Expertise
- Firm Award
- State Bar of Arizona  # 030779
- Member
- Current
- Q. Can a 12yr old be held in contempt for not visiting the non custodial parent when there is a court order
- A: A 12-year-old cannot be held in contempt.
The 12-year-old is the subject of the Court order, but the Court has not ordered her to do anything. A Parenting Plan orders the parents as to what they are to do regarding to the child. Therefore, the 12-year-old has not violated the Court order and, therefore, cannot be held in contempt.
You, however, are in violation of the Court. Though unlikely, you could be held in contempt. In my experience, when a child refuses to go to on Court-ordered parenting time, the parent in your position is often found to be in contempt and faces some sort of sanction, probably along the lines of having to pay for reunification therapy to help the relationship between ... Read More
- Q. Is it legal for my 11 year old son to be sleeping on a pull out couch in the same room as his dad and his gf?
- A: The arrangement is not illegal.
There is a question of whether it is in your son's best interests. You could file a Petition to Modify, and then it's really up a judge. I think there's a good argument there, but it will really depend on how your judge feels about it. Some judges don't like that kind of a situation; others won't have a problem with it.
- Q. Should I request Child Support?
- A: Asking or not asking for child support will have no impact on your custody case. The Court does not consider child support when determining custody, but once it determines custody, the amount of time awarded impacts the child support amount.
You should run numbers through an Arizona Child Support Calculator to see what you might be entitled to.