spousal maintenance; domestic violence

HB 4071 prohibits courts from granting spousal maintenance to a spouse who has been convicted of domestic violence against the "injured spouse" (the victim of the violence). It explicitly states that maintenance orders cannot be awarded when one spouse has a domestic violence conviction against the other, as defined in Arizona law. The bill amends spousal maintenance guidelines to clarify this restriction, ensuring courts cannot order financial support in cases involving domestic violence convictions. This directly affects individuals involved in divorce or legal separation proceedings where domestic violence convictions are present.