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Donaldson Stewart, P.C.Managing Partner
Monica H. Donaldson Stewart
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Monica H. Donaldson Stewart

4.4
30 reviews

3100 West Ray Road, Suite 115, Chandler, AZ 85226-2475

Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody and 36 more

About Monica H. Donaldson Stewart

Monica Donaldson Stewart is the managing attorney for the law firm of Donaldson Stewart PC, where she practices in all aspects of family law, including collaborative divorce and family law mediation. She also serves as a Judge Pro Tem for the Maricopa County Superior Court, conducting well over 100 settlement conferences in family law matters since 2007.

Monica received her B.S. degree (summa cum laude, 1993) and her J.D. degree (1997) from Arizona State University. During law school, Monica participated in a semester-long mediation training clinic and in 2009, she completed her first collaborative training with the Collaborative Divorce Institute. Since that time she has trained extensively in both mediation and collaborative divorce practice. Monica believes that divorcing couples and their children benefit when they are given the opportunity to reach settlements without the court’s intervention, and that mediation and the collaborative divorce process offer that opportunity. Monica’s philosophy is that “litigating to win” is not the only way to divorce.

Monica is a member of the Collaborative Professionals of Phoenix (CPP). She served as the president of the East Valley Bar Association (EVBA) in 2008 and 2009, and served as the Treasurer of that organization from 2010 through 2019 and as the Secretary from 2020 through 2021. Monica also served on the State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization from 2009 to 2020 and served as the Secretary of the Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators (MCAFM) from 2018-2020. In 2012 and 2013, Monica was selected as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star”. Monica has been selected as a Southwest Super Lawyer every year since 2019.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Family Law 7
    • Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Support
    • Visitation Rights
    • Paternity
    • Premarital Agreements
    • Spousal Support
  • Annulment
  • Domestic Partnerships
  • Family Mediation
  • Restraining Orders
  • Collaborative Family Law
  • Gay and Lesbian Family Law
  • Legal Separation
  • Same Sex Marriage
  • Other 23
    • Spousal Maintenance
    • Orders of Protection
    • Step Parent Adoptions
    • Cohabitation Agreements
    • Community Property Law
    • Divorce Mediation
    • Domestic Relations
    • Marital Agreements
    • Marital Property Settlements
    • Name Changes
    • Post Divorce Modification
    • Postnuptial Agreements
    • Separation Agreements
    • Uncontested Divorce
    • Child Custody Mediation
    • Grandparents Custody
    • Grandparents Visitation Rights
    • Marital Property Distribution
    • Marital Property Law
    • No Fault Divorce
    • Non-Traditional Family Law
    • Parenting Time
    • Post Nuptial Agreements

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1997, Arizona
    1997, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
    Memberships
    State Bar of Arizona (Member, Board of Legal Specialization 2010-)
    East Valley Bar Association (President 2008, 2009
    Treasurer 2009-present).
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Arizona State University
    Class of 1997
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Arizona State University
    Class of 1993
    B.S.
    summa cum laude
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1973
    Cleveland, Ohio, February 14, 1973
    Hobbies & Interests
    Reading, writing (Author, Mystery Novels: "Relentless Hartt," 2002. "The Swift Chronicles: Little Girl Lost," 2012)

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Managing Partner at Donaldson Stewart, P.C.
4.4
30 reviews

3100 West Ray Road, Suite 115Chandler, AZ 85226-2475U.S.A.

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  • Monday 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Tuesday 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

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    Yes, Monica H. Donaldson Stewart will accept Visa, American Express, MasterCard and Discover.
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    Donaldson Stewart, P.C. has 5 attorneys at this location.
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    Monica H. Donaldson Stewart attended Arizona State University.
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    Donaldson Stewart, P.C. was established in 1998.

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