Paul J. Buser Law Articles, Speeches and Arizona & U.S. Law Links

Attorney of national prominence, prolific legal writer, and celebrated lecturer on matters of family law

Editorial Positions: Local, State and National

• Editor-in-Chief, The Arizona Business Lawyer, on line publication of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona (2002 to date)
  • Board Member - Divorce Litigation (1988 – 2009)
  • ABA Family Law Quarterly (1988-1991)
  • Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (1997-2006)
• Member, Board of Directors, The Society of Professional Journalist Cleveland, OH Chapter (1996-1997)
• Columnist – Daily Legal News (Cleveland, OH) (1989-1996)
• Columnist – Lake Legal Views  (Lake County, OH Bar Association) (1992-1996)
• Columnist – Bridge (NE Ohio Senior Citizen Quarterly newspaper published by Lake County Council on Aging, serving 15,000 individual, agency and non-profit subscribers) (1992-1996)
• Contributing Author – NAELA NEWS (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys) (1996)
• Ohio Domestic Relations Journal  (1996)
  • FairShare (Prentice Hall) (1995)
• Ohio Bar General Practice Section Newsletter (1994-1995)
  • Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (1993)
• ABA Journal  (1992)
• ABA Family Law Quarterly (1991 and 1996)
• Illinois Bar Family Law Committee Newsletter (1991)
  • Divorce Litigation (Aspen Publishers) (1990)
• ABA Family Law Section Liaison to ABA Journal  (1985-1987)
• Editor – Legal Update, Law Firm newsletter of Givens, McDevitt, Pursley, Webb & Buser (1984)
• ABA Family Law Section Newsletter Editor (1984-1987)
• Liaison for ABA Family Advocate advertising to ABA Press (1979-1987)
• Board Member – ABA Family Advocate (1978-1987)
• Revisions Editor – Idaho Judges Desk Manual (1978-1979)
• Editor – Idaho State Bar monthly Advocate (1977-1982)
• Editor-in-Chief – Idaho Trial Lawyer quarterly (1975-1980)
• Legal Columnist – Journal of Commerce (Boise, ID) (1974-1975)
• Editorial Columnist – Idaho Trial Lawyer quarterly (1975-1980)
• Managing Editor – St. Louis University Law Journal (1971-1972)
• Publicity Chair – St. Louis University School of Law “Law Day” (1970)
• Chapter President – Purdue University Sigma Delta Chi, Professional Journalism Society (West
  Lafayette, IN) (1968-1969)
• Editorial, City and Managing Editor – Purdue University Daily Exponent (1966-1969)
• Assistant Sports Information Director – Purdue University News Service(1966-1968)
• Sports Editor – Assumption High School Pioneer  Newspaper
  (East St. Louis, IL) (1964-1965)

Following are 25 of 170 law articles published by Paul J. Buser during the last three decades

1. "Arizona Revised Statute 12-349 and Rule 11: What The Law and General Colin Powell Say About Your Signature on Pleadings", The Arizona Business Lawyer (March 2010).
2. "Divorce and Remarriage – The Implications of Love Later in Life", Chapter 1, The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Americans Over 50 (September 2006).
3. "Domestic Partner and Non-Marital Claims Against Probate Estates: Marvin Theories Put to a Different Use", The American Bar Association Family Law Quarterly (Summer 2004)
4. "A New Era of Corporate Criminal Law", The Arizona Business Lawyer (Fall 2003), published by the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona.
5. "Tort Liability Makes It Essential to Separate Myth from Reality", The American Bar Association ABA Journal (January 1997).
6. "The McVeigh Story: Fair Trial vs. Free Press – Media Today Face Complex Legal Questions", The Society of Professional Journalists Quill (April 1997).
7. "The McVeigh Story: Legal Ethics Issues – What Guides Conduct of Attorneys?", The Society of Professional Journalists’ Quill (April 1997).
8. "Stock Redemptions in Marital Settlement Agreements: Unsteady Steps for the Unprepared", The American Bar Association Family Law Quarterly (Spring 1996).
9. "The Selling of Living Trust Packages to Avoid the Misperceived Shifting Winds of Probate Court", The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys NAELA News (March 1996).
10. "Old Divorce Problems: Special Issues Arise When Elderly Couples Split Up", American Bar Association ABA Journal (September 1997).
11. "Valuing Professional Practices and Licenses, Parts 1 & II", Lake County (OH) Legal Views (June 1995).
12. "Emerging Issues in Child Custody – Habeas Corpus Litigation in Child Custody Matters: An Historical Minefield", Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Winter 1993).
13. "The Most Important Right in the Constitution – Habeas Corpus in the Ohio State and Federal Courts – Parts 1, II and II", Daily Legal News and Cleveland Recorder (October 1992).
14. "Third Party Custody - The First Generation of Stepchildren", Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Spring 1991).
15. "The Rambo Lawyer, the ‘Bomber’ and Unprofessional Tactics in Handling Divorce Cases", The Illinois State Bar Association ISBA Family Law Newsletter (December 1990).
16. "Negotiating, Drafting and Enforcement of Pre-Nuptial Agreements", Chapter 41 (Matthew Bender Publisher, Family Law Practice Set, New York 1986).
17. "The Family Court – Your Role as A Mediator", The Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Idaho Trial Lawyer (Fall 1983).
18. "Marital Torts – Does the Statute of Limitations Apply?", American Bar Association Family Advocate ( ).
19. "Trace and Prove – Commingling and Transmutation" of separate with community or marital property, The Advocate (February 1981), publication of The Idaho State Bar Association.
20. "Our Finest Hour – Court Reform in Idaho", Idaho Yesterdays (Spring 1981), The Quarterly Journal of the Idaho Historical Society.
21. "Divorce Economics – Discovery and Developing Financial Circumstances (Part 1), Employment Benefits (Part II), Property/Alimony/Child Custody/Support Contracts (Part III), Taxable Events and Transfers (Part IV), Non-Marital Partnerships (Part V), Attorney Fees and Client Contracts (Part VI), Comments and Proposal from Lawyers and Judges", The Advocate (August 1978 – June 1979), publication of The Idaho State Bar Association.
22. "A Primer for the Urban Attorney on Idaho Farm and Ranch Law", Idaho Law Review (Spring 1975).
23. "The Who’s Who in Bankruptcy: The Secured Creditor", Idaho Law Review (Spring 1973).
24. "State Aid to Non-Public Schools: An Examination and Demonstration of Needs and Alternatives", St. Louis University Law Journal (Summer 1971)
25. "The Newsman’s Privilege: Protection of Confidential Sources of Information Against Government Subpoenas", St. Louis University Law Journal (Fall 1970).

Paul J. Buser Law Articles by Particular Publication Over the Past Three Decades

Law Journals, Reviews, and Treatises

1. "The Newsman’s Privilege Protection of Confidential Sources of Information Against Government Subpoenas,"  15 St. Louis University Law Journal  181 (1970)
2. "State Aid to Nonpublic Schools An Examination and Demonstration of Needs and Alternatives," 15 St. Louis University Law Journal 616 (1971)
3. "Who’s Who in Bankruptcy.  The Secured Creditor," 9 Idaho Law Review 171 (1973)
4. "A Primer for the Urban Attorney on Idaho Farm and Ranch Law," 12 Idaho Law Review 33 (1975)
5. "Our Finest Hour; Court Reform of Idaho, "Idaho Yesterdays (Idaho State Historical Society, Spring (1981)
6. "Negotiating, Drafting and Enforcement of Pre-Nuptial Agreements," Chapter 41 (Matthew Bender Family Law Practice Set, New York 1986)
7. "The First Generation of StepChildren," 25 ABA Family Law Quarterly 1 (Spring 1991)
8. "The Most Important Right in the Constitution’ – Habeas Corpus In The Ohio State and Federal Courts," The Daily Legal News  (3-part series: May 22, June 27, and October 16, 1992)
9. "The Battered Women’s Syndrome – Tort Liability Makes it Essential to Separate Myth form Realty," 78 ABA Journal  68 (January 1992)
10. "Habeas Corpus Litigation in Child Custody Matters An Historical Minefield," Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Winter 1993)
11. "Stock Redemptions in Marital Separation Agreements Unsteady Steps for the Unprepared," 30 ABA Family Law Quarterly 41 (Spring 1996)

ABA Family Advocate

12. "Everything You Need to Know About Dependency Exemptions" (Winter 1981)
13. "Joint Custody—Clause and Effect" (Fall 1982)
14. "Bankruptcy Nondischargeability – Clause and Effect" (Winter 1983)
15. "Equitable Distribution and Valuation of Homemaker Services" (Winter 1984)
16. "Interspousal Immunity" and "Statute of Limitation in Marital Tort Actions" (Spring 1985)
17. Boise Association of Legal Assistants Newsletter, "Legal Assistants in Family Law Practice (June 7, 1983)

Idaho State Bar Advocate

18. "The Briefcase – New Approaches"  (March 1974)
19. "The Briefcase – Industrial Commission" (April 1974)
20. "The Briefcase – Burger Plan" (May 1974)
21. "The Briefcase – ABA Standards (June 1974)
22. "The Briefcase - Business Disputes" (August 1974)
23. "The Briefcase - Recreation Uses" (September 1974)
24. "The Briefcase – Informal Ethics Opinion of The Professional Ethics Committee Idaho State  Bar" (October 1974)
25. "The Briefcase – Contracts" (January 1975)
26. "The Briefcase – Torts" (February 1975)
27. "The Briefcase – Business Contracts" (April 1975)
28. "The Briefcase – The State" (May 1975)
29. "The Briefcase – A Low Image" (July 1975)
30. "The Briefcase – Insurance" (August 1975)
31. "The Briefcase – Leases" (September1975)
32. "The Briefcase – Press Coverage of Trials" (October 1975)
33. "The Briefcase – Commercializing the Law" (December 1975)
34. "The Briefcase – Recognize a Security" (January 1976)
35. "The Briefcase – Community Property" (April 1976)
36. "The Briefcase – Why We Don’t Run" (August 1976)
37. "The Briefcase – The Balancing Act" (September 1976)
38. "The Briefcase – Who’s Best?" (October 1976)
39. "The Briefcase – Specialization In Idaho" (January 1977)
40. "The Briefcase – Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law" (June 1977)
41. "The Briefcase – Award of Attorney Fees: Should 12-121 Be Repealed?"
42. "The Briefcase – Reflections on Two Lawyers, On The Professional" (October 1977)
43. "The Briefcase – Attorney Fees – Part II; Advertising" (November 1977)
44. "The Briefcase – 1. Attorney Fees – Final Installment; 2. The Newsman’s Privilege" (January 1978)
45. "The Briefcase – Mechanic’s and Material men’s Liens Unconstitutional?" (February 1978)
46. "The Briefcase – Reflections on a Retiring Commissioner, Part 1" (May 1978)
47. "The Briefcase – Reflections on Retiring Commissioner, Part II" (June 1978)
48. "Discovery – Divorce Economics – Part 1" (August 1978)
49. "Employment Benefits – Divorce Economics – Part II" (September 1978)
50. "Property/Child Contracts – Divorce Economics  – Part III" (October 1978)
51. "Tax Consequences – Divorce Economics – Part IV" (November 1978)
52. "The Lee Marvin Case (Non-marital Partnerships) – Divorce Economics Part V" (December 1978)
53. "Attorney’s Fees – Divorce Economics – Part VI" (January 1979)
54. "Law Office Profile – A Look at the New Attorney General and Staff" (February 1979)
55. "Have You Joined Your Credit Union?" (April 1978)
56. "The Briefcase – What We Will Have Without Specialization" (May 1979)
57. "The Briefcase – Divorce Economics – Part VII – A Brief RE: Spousal Support/Rehabilitative Alimony" (June 1979)
58. "The Briefcase – Rehabilitative Alimony – What The Courts Say" (July 1979)
59. "The Current Scoop – Advertising and Specialization" (August 1979)
60. "The Briefcase – Structuring Child Support With Inflation in Mind" (September 1979)
61. "The Briefcase – Book Review, Bread-and-Butter Law for Family Practitioners" (October 1979)
62. "The Briefcase – Why Idaho Divorce Laws Must be Changed (November 1979)
63. "The Briefcase- Book Review Unmarried Couples and The Law"  (December 1979)
64. "The Briefcase  - Third Party Torts, Personal Injury Proceeds Community Property?" (January/February 1980)
65. "The Briefcase – Businessmen/Lawyers – Trust Joint President Came From White House" (March 1980)
66. "The Briefcase – Book Review Disputed Paternity Proceedings (April 1980)
67. "The Briefcase – Kramer v. Kramer – A Movie Which Perpetuates Outmoded Perceptions of the Law of Resolving Child Custody Disputes (May 1980)
68. "The Briefcase – Idaho Family Law Decisions" (June 1980)
69. "The Briefcase – The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act" (July 1980)
70. "The Briefcase – Adoption – Right to Privacy v. Right to Know" (August 1980)
71. "The Briefcase – The Family Court Pleading Maintenance Under Revised Divorce Code (September 1980)
72. "The Family Law Section – The "Binding Effect" of Ante-Nuptial Agreements Under Revised 32-712(1)(b)(2)" (October 1980)
73. "The Family Law Section – Family Tax Planning" (December 1980)
74. "The Family Law Section – Divorce Taxation" (November 1980)
75. "The Family Law Section – Commingling/Transmutation (February 1981)
76. "The Family Law Section – Court Appointed Counsel in Custody Cases (March 1981)
77. "The Family Law Section – Birth and Growth of the Section" (May 1981)
78. "The Family Law Section – Losing Custody and Support Because of "Live-in-Lover" (June 1981)
79. "The Family Law Section – Reopen, Appeal or Sue for Malpractice?" (July 1981)
80. "The Family Law Section – Idaho Family Law Cases" (Aug/Sept. 1981)
81. "Domestic Digest – Child Support Can be Withheld for Denial of Visitation" (October 1981)
82. "Domestic Digest – An Update:  The Law and Procedures of Employee Retirement Benefits Program – Part 1" (March 1982)
83. "Domestic Digest – An Update:  The Law and Procedures of Employee Retirement Benefits Program – Part II" (April 1982)
84. "Domestic Digest – An Update:  The Law and Procedures of Employee Retirement Benefits Program – Part III" (May 1982)
85. "Domestic Digest – Divorce and Bankruptcy" (October 1982)
86. "Domestic Digest – Military Pensions – Congress Reverses McCarty" (November 1982)
87. "Domestic Digest – Book Review Community Property Law – Two Important Handbooks" (December 1982)
88. "Domestic Digest – New IRS Guidelines, Alimony-Tax Deductibility Clauses" (January 1983)
89. "Domestic Digest – Supplemental Order" (April 1983)
90. "Domestic Digest – Attorney’s Liens Must Be Perfected and Reduced to Judgment" (May 1983)
91. "Domestic Digest – Book Review: One You Cannot Do Without" (July 1983)
92. "Domestic Digest – Update on Previous Items 1. Paternity Tests; 2 Grandparent Visitation; 3. Independent Counsel For Child" (August 1983)
93. "Domestic Digest – Law In The Fifty States" (September 1983)
94. "Domestic Digest – Book Review:  Child Custody and Visitation Law and Practice" October 1983)
95. "Domestic Digest – Omitted Assets – Tenancy-in-Common Division" (December 1983)
96. "Domestic Digest – New Federal Statutes Affect Family Law Practice Alimony, "Innocent Spouse", Property, Exemptions" (October 1984)
97. "Domestic Digest – New Child Support Enforcement Law Will Create Havoc with Business and Individuals" (December 1984)
98. "Domestic Digest – The Valuation of Marital Property in Divorce: Leading Idaho Cases, Comments and Strategy" (February 1985)
99. "Domestic Digest – Threshold Questions" (April 1985)
100. "Domestic Digest – Consequences of Child Snatching: Two Recent Cases Bring Idaho to the Forefront of the Law (June 1985)
101. "Domestic Digest – Family Law Cases Reported" (August 1985)
102. "Domestic Digest – Divorce Mediation – Has The Time Come?" (October 1985)
103. "Domestic Digest – An Open Letter To The Governor’s Child Support Commission" (December 1985)
104. "Domestic Digest – Finding Fault in Divorce – An Anachronism" (February 1986)
105. "Mediation A New Era Begins in the Fourth District (May 1986)
106. "Domestic Digest – Family Law Cases Reported June 1985 – May 1986" (August 1986)
107. "Domestic Digest –Divorce and Insurance – COBRA Health Benefits" (October 1986)
108. "Domestic Digest – Critical Issues: Advice on Handling the Modern Child Custody Case" (February 1987)
109. "Domestic Digest – Is a Cohabitation Law Needed for Idaho?" (March 1987)
110. "Domestic Digest – If the Baby M’ Case Were in Idaho: Law and Public Policy" (May 1987)
111. "Domestic Digest –Idaho Family Law Cases: July 1986 – August 1987 (Part 1)" (September 1987)
112. "Domestic Digest – Idaho Family Law Cases: July 1986 – August 1987 (Part 2)" (October 1987)
113. "Domestic Digest –Is Imposed Joint Custody a Substitution for Judicial Fact Finding Where Sole Custody is More Appropriate?"  (March 1988)
114. "Domestic Digest – Domestic Violence:  The New Order" (September 1988)

Idaho Trial Lawyers Association – The Idaho Trial Lawyer

115. "Advocacy as a Career" (January 1976)
116. "How Many Witnesses Do We Need?"  (January 1976)
117. "Family Law Court" (December 1977)
118. "The Next Crisis’: Products Liability (April 1977)
119. "Political Involvement By Lawyers" (September 1977)
120. "Legislative Wrap-Up" (April 1978)
121. "TV in the Courtroom?" (July 1978)
122. "Criminal Law Post-Trial Hearings Incompetency of Counsel (February 1979)
123. "Cases of First Impression (Spring 1980)
124. "The Family Court – Pleading "Maintenance’ Under Revised Divorce Code" (September 1980)
125. "The Family Court – Children and Taxes (Winter 1980)
126. "The Family Court – What To Do With the Family Residence" (Summer 1981)
127. "The Family Court – Questions You Must Ask About Dependency Exemptions" (Spring 1981)
128. "The Family Court – The Family Home Litigating "Due-On-Sale Clauses" (Fall 1981)
129. "The Family Court – Right to Move vs. Right to Parent – Part 1 (Fall 1982)
130. "The Family Court – Revision and Non-Merger of Marital Settlement Contracts (Winter 1982)
131. "The Family Court – All Court Appointed Agreements Treated as Modifiable Judgments" (Spring 1983)
132. "The Family Court – Your Role as a Litigator (Summer 1983)
133. "The Family Court – Your Role as a Mediator (Fall 1983)
134. "The Family Court – The Use of Polygraphic Evidence in Custody Cases" (Spring 1984)
135. "The Family Court – Some Practical Suggestions for Handling Custody Cases" (Summer 1984)
136. "The Family Court – Right to Move vs. Right to Parent - Part II (Fall 1984)
137. "The Family Court – Where to Go for Ethics Opinions in Matrimonial Law Cases" (Spring 1987)

The Daily Legal News (Cleveland) (Selected articles/Not complete through 1996)

138. "Domestic Relations Update – Stepparent Custody" (November 1989)
139. "Domestic Relations Update – Stepparent Duty of Child Support (December 1989)
140. "Domestic Relations Update – Samuel C. Asad – Reflections on a Career and a New Year in Domestic Relations Court (January 1990)
141. "Domestic Relations Update – Cutting Edge Issues in Family Law The ABA Mid-Year" (February 1990)
142. "Domestic Relations Update – Prenuptial Agreements – If he Trumps Lived in Ohio" (May 3, 1990)
143. "Domestic Relations Update – The Value of Pension in Divorce" (June 8, 1990)
144. "Domestic Relations Update – The Rambo Lawyer, The Bomber – Unprofessional Tactics in Handling Divorce Cases" (October 10, 1990)
145. "Domestic Relations Update – The Best in Family Law Forms & Clauses (January 8,1991)
146. "The New Wave Stepparent Custody/Visitation/Support" (January 1990)

General Practice Views (Ohio State Bar)

147. "Legal Fees and the Divorce Bar," Vol. 4 #4 (Fall 1994)

Ohio AAML Newsletter

148. "Stress and Divorce are contests with No Winners," Vol. 1 #1 (Summer 1994)

Lake Legal Views (Selected articles/Not complete through 1996)

149. "Beyond the Middle: A Divorce Orientation Class for Parents," (March 1993)
150. "The Economics of Divorce: Valuing Professional Practices and Licenses," Part 1 (May 1995)
151. "The Economics of Divorce:  Valuing Professional Practices and Licenses," Part 2 (June 1995)

Bridge

152. "The Perils of Divorce in Senior Years," (3-Part Series 1994)
153. "A Disheartening Experience Embezzlement of Your Estate by Those Closest to You (2-Part Series 1995)

NELA News

154. "The Selling of Living Trust’ Packages to Avoid the Misperceived Shifting Words of Probate Court" (January/February 1996)

Domestic Relations Journal of Ohio

155. "The Battle Over Workers’ Comp. Awards" (January/February 1996)

Following are 71 legal speeches presented by Paul J. Buser during the last three decades

1. Editor's Note from the June 2010 issue of The Arizona Business Lawyer
2. "What Business Lawyers Need to Know from Family Law and Estate Planning Attorneys, Valuation & Tax Professionals," Arizona State Bar Convention CLE Program (June 2010)
3. Panelist, Business Law Program, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, march 29,2010)
4. Moderator & Speaker, "Law, Ethics and the Incapacitated Client," Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Kierland Westin Resort, Scottsdale, AZ, June 24, 2005)
5. Moderator, Family Law Program, American Academy of Family Law Attorneys / Loews Ventana Resort, Tucson AZ, March 2001)
6. Speaker, "Migrating Practice – Are You Ready for a Change?," Idaho State Bar Association (Boise, ID, July 2001)
7. Speaker, "Representing the Incapacitated Client," University of Idaho Law Review and Idaho Law Foundation Symposium (Boise, ID, March 2000)
8. Fall 1996, the Ohio Aging Network Education Project – Mr. Buser presented "Legal Issues" program/module, one of eleven parts in its series on genealogy, assessment skills, and intervention strategies useful to senior service providers who work with older adults.
   
   The "legal issues" program presented included:
   1. Competence and incapacity in an adult;
   2. The use of the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care;
   3. Identification when conservatorship is indicated and what the limitation are;
   4. The types of guardianship and how guardianship is acquired; and
   5. The Ohio Adult Protective Act and its implications for senior service providers
9. Speaker – Fall 1996:
   
   The Benjamin Rose Institute based in Cleveland and noted as one of the nation’s leading non-profit organizations for services to the elderly, asked Mr. Buser to present four programs to their independent living community in Beachwood, OH.  The programs part of a continuing education curriculum requested by the seniors, included:
   1. Joint ownership of property and the legal entanglements created thereby;
   2. Management of senior financial transactions and accounts by other individuals, including family members, children, friends, relatives, guardians, and conservators;
   3. The battle between inter vivos trusts, powers of attorneys, health care powers, living wills, living trusts (all being promoted by many lawyers to avoid probate) and the need for supervised probate in certain situations;
   4. Long-term healthcare insurance, nursing homes, long-term care.
10. Speaker, "Special Needs, Supplemental Needs and Supplemental Care Trusts – for Disabled and Elderly Beneficiaries," Lake County Probate and Estate Planning Committee, Fairport Harbor, OH (June 28, 1996)
11. Moderator and Speaker, "Elder Law: Probate, Guardianship and Incompetency: The Long-Term Care Responsibility," The Nursing Home Area Training Center, Beachwood, OH (May 8 1996)
12. Moderator and Speaker, "Medicare, Medicaid, Long-Term Care and Managed Care: Thriving in the 90’s and Beyond," Somerset Point Catered Living Retirement Community, Shaker Heights, OH (April 26, 1996)
13. Speaker, "Senior Citizens and Law Enforcement Working Together – The Triad Program" Mayfield Heights, OH (March 8, 1995)
14. Speaker, "Ethics, Substance Abuse and Workaholism" (Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, March 1993)
15. Speaker, "New Trends and Strategies When Presenting Cases for Spousal Support in Ohio" (Lake County Bar Association) (April 1993)
16. Moderator and Speaker, "Answering the Legal Dilemmas of Aging," Lake County Council on Aging/Lakeland Community College Seminar (September 12, 1995)
17. Speaker, "Trial Tactics and Professionalism," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA (August 13, 1991)
18. Speaker, "Stepparents’ Bill of Rights," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA (August 9, 1991)
19. Speaker, "Effectively Representing the Battered Wife," Illinois State Bar Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO (June 28, 1991)
20. Speaker, "Commingling and Transmutation" and "Presenting and Proving a ‘Human Capital’ Case," Third Annual Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, Cuyahoga County Bar Association Family Law Section, Cleveland, Ohio (Nov. 17-18, 1989)
21. Speaker, "Stepparent Custody, Parentage by Estoppel, Equitable Adoption, Stepparent Visitation Rights and Support Obligations," Law Education Institute, Sixth Annual Divorce Law Update, Vail, Colorado (January 9, 1988)
22. Debate Presenter (Negative position), "Should Alimony Be Eliminated?," the Bahamas (1988 mid-year meeting (January) of the ABA Family Law Section)
23. Speaker, "Use of Expert Witnesses in Divorce Cases," Boise (October 5), Moscow (October 16), Pocatello (October 30), 1987; Idaho Law Foundation CLE
24. Panel member, St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, "Stepparenting – Living with Other People’s Children," Boise, Idaho (September 19, 1987)
25. Panel Member, "Divorce Tax Reform: The 1986 Tax Act Changes with 1987 Pensions Update," 5-State Regional Seminar Sponsored by Utah State Bar Association, Salt Lake City, Utah (June 12, 1987)
26. Speaker, Ada County Medical Auxiliary, "Estate Planning for the Divorced and Surviving Spouse," Boise, Idaho (February 19, 1987)
27. Lecturer, Bar Review Incorporated (BRI), "Idaho Domestic Relations Practice," Boise, Idaho (January 21, 1987)
28. Lecturer, Boise Community Schools, Program Topic: "Family Law Problems in Every Day Life," Boise, Idaho (October 22 and 29, 1986)
29. Speaker and Facilitator, "The Pros and Cons of Family Partnerships," Treasure Valley Estate Planning Council, Boise, ID (October 14, 1986)
30. Panelist, "Developing, Maintaining and Enhancing a Family Law Practice," Pocatello Boise – Couer d’Alene, ID (September 17-19, 1986)
31. Lecturer, "The Process of Mediation," Boise State University (August 12, 1986)
32. Speaker, "Duress, Overreaching and Fraud in Settlement Negotiations," Treasure Valley Estate Planning Council, Boise, ID (July 8, 1986)
33. Speaker, "Tax Consequences of Child Support," 2nd Annual ABA National Child Support Conference, Long Beach, CA (April 1986)
34. Speaker, "Pre-Marital Agreements," Treasure Valley Estate Planning Council, Boise, ID (February 11, 1986)
35. Speaker, "Evolution of Custody Laws in Idaho," sponsored by Idaho DADS, Boise, ID (Sept. 3, 1985)
36. Speaker and Panel Member, "Commingling and Transmutation of Separate and Community Property," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (July 7, 1985)
37. Speaker and Panel Member, "Property Division in Divorce Actions," Idaho Magistrates Annual Meeting, Boise, Administrative Office of the Idaho Courts (May 2-3, 1985)
38. Organizer, Speaker and Panel Member, "Family Law – Critical Changes and New Statutory Law at the Idaho and Federal Levels," Idaho Law Foundation, Boise (May 17), Idaho Falls (May 31 video), Moscow (May 28 video), 1985
39. Speaker, "The Process of Local, Interstate and International Adoptions," Boise Community Schools Education Program, Boise, ID, (October 21, 1984)
40. Panel Member, "Genetics, Ethics & the Law," March of Dimes Foundation (Idaho Chapter), Boise, ID (September 29, 1984)
41. Speaker, Estate Planning, Retirement Seminar, U.S. (Payette) Forest Service, McCall, ID (February 9, 1984)
42. Lecturer, "Negotiations and Non-Verbal Communication in Family Law Practice," Boise State University Communications Class (December 7, 1983)
43. Speaker, "Midlife Planning for Retirement," Seminar for Idaho State employees, sponsored by the Idaho Office on Aging, Boise (November 22, 1983)
44. Organizer/Speaker, "The Nuts and Bolts of Divorce Practice – What You Should Know, What You Should Be Doing," Idaho State Bar Family Law Section, Boise and Coeur d’Alene (September 1983)
45. Speaker, "Private Adoptions/Surrogate Motherhood," Idaho State Perinatal Project, Ltd. (Spring 1983)
46. Speaker, "Custody Agreements," Boise Legal Secretaries Association (Spring 1983)
47. Speaker, "Differing Aspects of Bankruptcy/Divorce," Atlanta Annual Meeting, (ABA/FLS) (August 1983)
48. Speaker, "Family Violence and the Law," Boise State University Symposium (June 1983)
49. Panel Member, ABA/FLS Legal Malpractice Mock trial ("Divorce and Estate Planning"), Beverly Hills, CA (March 1983)
50. Organizer/Speaker, Joint Custody, Sixth District Bar Association, Pocatello, ID (March 1983)
51. Speaker, "Legalities and Procedure on Adoption and Parental Rights Termination Cases," Idaho Section of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists, Boise, ID (April 1982)
52. Speaker, Joint Custody, Mountain Home Bar Association (Fall 1982)
53. Speaker, Family Law Overview, Boise Junior League (Spring 1982)
54. Speaker, Family Law Update, Third District Bar Association, Emmett, ID (Spring 1981)
55. Speaker, Regional Multi-State Community Property Program, Reno NV (Feb. 1981)
56. Speaker, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Ideathon (Fall 1980)
57. Lecturer, "Basic Estate and marital Planning," Boise State University Families Course, (1979-82)
58. Speaker, Joint Custody, Divorce Lifeline – Boise, ID (Summer 1980)
59. Speaker, "New Divorce Code (Title 32):
    1. KBOI Radio Interview (February 1980);
    2. KAID TV (Channel 4, Boise) educational television interview (May 1980);
    3. Presentation for Boise Bar Association (September 1980);
    4. KIVI-TV (Channel 6, Nampa) television interview (December 1980)
60. Organizer/Speaker, "The Child in Divorce," Idaho Family Law Report Seminar, Boise, ID (May 1980)
61. Organizer, Speaker and Panel Member, "Post Trial Hearings" and "Incompetency of Counsel," Idaho Law Foundation, Boise, ID (April 1980)
62. Speaker, "Discrimination and the Law – Due Process in the School District," Idaho Education Association (April 1980)
63. Lecturer on Family law, Idaho Law Foundation "Law for Laypersons" program, Boise, ID (1980/1981)
64. Speaker, "Domestic Violence," Boise YWCA Women’s Center (March 1980)
65. Speaker, "The Effect of Societal Changes on Family Law," Boise Unitarian-Universalist Church (February 1980)
66. Speaker, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act – Third Party Custody Rights – Divorce Taxation, First District Bar Association, Coeur d’Alene (December, 1979)
67. Lecturer, Basic Estate and Marital Planning, Boise State University – Families Course (1979-1982)
68. Organizer/Speaker, Idaho Family Law Seminars, Sun Valley Bar Conventions (1979/1981)
69. Speaker, "Update on Child Support and Alimony," University of Idaho Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Boise (Spring 1979)
70. Lecturer, Boise State University Legislative Intern Program (1977-80)
71. Lecturer, Community Property (Boise Bar Review course) (1975-76)
72. Speaker, "Law and Education – Rights and Responsibilities" (Idaho Education Association for Curriculum Development), Boise State University (November, 1974)

Arizona and U.S. Law Links

Listen to Rex Allen Jr. sing Arizona while you take the slide show tour of the state

Arizona's Official Web Site—http://az.gov: Paul J. Buser Comment regarding this link: "This is Arizona's official government website. If you click this link, it will take you to several hyperlinks that connect you to different governmental departments in Phoenix, Scottsdale, the Valley of the Sun and to cities, towns, and the great outdoors of Arizona statewide. Specifically, if you are interested in a particular court case in any county in the state, just hit "Public Records Access" and that link will take you to the Arizona county and case that you want to review."

Arizona State Legislature—http://www.azleg.gov: Paul J. Buser Comment regarding this link: "This is the official website of the Arizona State Legislature. Besides listing members of the House and Senate, various Legislative Agencies, Committees, Calendar and the status of Bills proposed for legislative votes, this website has an important link to current Arizona statutes."

"As pertains to professional legal services, which I and my law firm provide to our clients and for those others interested in reviewing the specifics of certain Arizona statutes, here are the links to which we most often refer for family, business, probate and estate planning matters."

1. The current statutes link for Marital, Domestic Relations and Family Issues is at Title 25, Arizona Revised Statutes ("A.R.S."), including but not limited to pre-nuptial agreements, community property, separate property, marriage, annulment, separation, dissolution of marriage, valuation and allocation of property and debt, spousal maintenance, child support, child custody and parenting plans. REMEMBER, to access to this or any other A.R.S. Title statute referred to herein, just type http://www.azleg.gov and then go to the "Statutes" hyperlink.
2. The current A.R.S. references for Probate, Wills and Trusts appear at Title 14
3. The current A.R.S. references for Incapacitated and Vulnerable Persons, and their Financial Exploitation, appear at Title 46
4. The current A.R.S. references for Adoption appear at Title 8
5. The current A.R.S. references for Real Estate Property are at Title 33, including but not limited to "mortgages, deeds of trust, foreclosures, forfeiture and reinstatement, liens, homestead and homestead exemption, condominiums, the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, the Arizona Mobile Home Parks Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Recreational Vehicle Long-Term Rental Space Act, Planned Communities, Homeowners' Associations, TimeShare Owner's Association and Management Act, Self-Service Storage, and Liabilities & Duties on Property Used for Education and Recreational Purposes."
6. The current A.R.S. references for Corporations appear at Title 10 and for Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) at Title 29. For matters pertaining to securities and security regulations, see A.R.S. Title 44 (Arizona's "Blue Sky" law regulations) and United States Code Annotated, Title 15.
7. The website for the Arizona Corporation Commission is http://www.azcc.gov or to http://www.azcc.gov/divisions/corporations for updates, instructions, forms or changes in legislation pertaining to Organizing a Business Corporation, Organizing a Non-Profit Corporation, Organizing a Limited Liability Company, Foreign Corporations and Limited Liability Companies, Requesting Records from the Arizona Corporation Commission, Avoiding Legal Problems with the Commission, and comparison of Business Structures (Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Liability Company, Corporation.
8. The website for the Arizona Attorney General's Office is http://www.azag.gov
9. To read the history of the making of The Constitution of the State of Arizona (which began with a call to Convention in June 1910), go to www.google.com then go to "Google Search" and type in Arizona Constitution... To read any and all provisions of the Arizona Constitution, go to http://www.azleg.gov or to http://az.gov and hit the hyperlink called "State Facts".
10. The website of the Arizona Supreme Court is http://www.supreme.state.az.us
    
11. The website of the United States Supreme Court is http://www.supremecourtus.gov
    
12. The website of the Internal Revenue Service is http://www.irs.gov

When family matters touch significant financial interests, call Paul J. Buser and expect the extraordinary.

A nationally recognized legal problem-solver, Paul J. Buser welcomes opportunities to negotiate, mediate, arbitrate, or litigate the most complex family law cases. In the event that a marital dispute, a will, or trust dispute, or any other family matter begins to compromise the well-being of your wealth, contact the Arizona law office of Paul J. Buser. Use the Contact Information page or call his appointment administrator in Scottsdale at 480-951-1222.