Kristen Kaffer

Kristen Kaffer is a Phoenix family law attorney at The Law Office of Kristen Kaffer, PLLC, with more than a decade of experience representing clients across Maricopa County and Arizona. She handles divorce, legal separation, legal decision-making, parenting time, child support, spousal maintenance, property division, premarital agreements, fathers’ rights, grandparents’ rights, and protective orders. She works directly with clients, explains options in plain language, and prepares matters for negotiation, mediation, hearings, or trial when necessary throughout each proceeding.

Kristen earned her law degree from Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. She earned her undergraduate degree in Music from Furman University and completed Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Music at the University of Georgia. During law school, she completed externships with Judge Bruce Cohen and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. She later completed a fellowship with the Diane Halle Center for Family Justice in Arizona practice.

Kristen has focused on family law since 2012 and represents married and unmarried clients, parents, and grandparents. She helps clients address custody-related decisions, parenting schedules, community property, debts, support obligations, and post-decree modifications. She also guides clients through negotiation and mediation when settlement is possible while preparing for court when disputes cannot be resolved. Her approach emphasizes organized preparation, responsive communication, practical solutions, and protection of family and financial interests.

Kristen Kaffer is admitted to practice in Arizona and belongs to the State Bar of Arizona and the Arizona Association of Family Law Attorneys. She has participated with the Lawyer Referral Service, Hope Women’s Center Family Law Clinic, and Family Law Assistance Project. Her recognitions include Avvo Clients’ Choice awards and Super Lawyers Rising Stars selections. She also received a peer-review rating from Martindale-Hubbell for her work in family law.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, The Law Office of Kristen Kaffer, PLLC
• Member, State Bar of Arizona
• Member, Maricopa County Bar
• Member, Arizona Association of Family Law Attorneys
• Member, Association of Solo Practitioners and Small Firms of Arizona

Licensed State

• Arizona

Education

• Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Georgia
  Doctoral degrees in Music
• University of Georgia
  Master’s degrees in Music
• Furman University
  Bachelor’s Degree in Music

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