AZ SB1094

Amends property division laws in dissolution of marriage cases to allow courts to consider excessive expenditures, destruction, concealment, or fraudulent disposition of community property, and criminal convictions where a spouse or child was the victim.

Establishes procedures for handling community property and debts with no provision in the divorce decree, designating such property as tenancy in common and such debts as joint obligations of both parties, each responsible for one-half.

Adds new sanctions for parties who knowingly conceal assets or debts, including unequal property division, unequal debt allocation, attorney fees, expert fees, court costs, fraud judgments, or other monetary damages, within 180 days of discovery.

Requires divorce education programs to include instruction on emotional, psychological, and financial effects of divorce; alternatives to divorce; marriage strengthening resources; legal processes and mediation options; and post-divorce resources, effective January 1, 2012.

Modifies conciliation court procedures by allowing up to 120-day extensions of the initial 60-day stay on divorce filings if a party establishes good cause and provides a reconciliation or counseling plan.