Based in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area · Serving All of Arizona
Attorney Debbie Weecks has practiced Arizona law for more than 30 years. Family law, estate planning, elder law, probate — all handled with care, clarity, and a genuine commitment to the people she represents.
About Attorney Weecks
Attorney Debbie Weecks has built her practice on one principle: every client deserves high-quality legal counsel, delivered with genuine personal attention. Whether a matter is simple or complex, she approaches it with the same care.
A graduate of the University of Bridgeport School of Law (later known as Quinnipiac University School of Law), she earned both the Outstanding Moot Court Award and the Outstanding Legal Scholarship Award. She has served as a judge pro tempore in Arizona municipal courts for 20 consecutive years while maintaining her private practice.
She offers both traditional full representation and limited scope (discrete task) representation, so clients can engage in the way that best fits their needs and budget.
What Ms. Weecks Handles
Attorney Weecks handles a wide range of matters with the same level of individual attention — from straightforward estate planning documents to complex contested family law litigation.
Title 25 proceedings, for instance, marital dissolutions and sometimes annulment, paternity cases, child custodial matters including in loco parentis matters, and accompanying issues of property divisions, spousal maintenance, and child support.
Title 8 proceedings when private counsel is preferred for a parent or in instances of third-party intervention in a dependency matter, including by grandparents and other family.
General Durable Powers of Attorney, Medical and Mental Health Powers of Attorney, planning regarding wills, inheritance, and proper tools to accomplish desired final dispositions, particularly of import when intestate succession may be undesirable, such as in step-children, step-parent, or step-sibling, unequal division, or estrangement familial relationships.
For those living with an incapacity, exploration of least restrictive alternatives, for example powers of attorney and supported decision-making, along with assistance otherwise in guardianships and conservatorships if indicated. For those who have passed, informal and formal probates, single transaction authority cases at times, or otherwise as needed based upon titles, documents, relationships, and other factors.
Housing, employment, neighbor, and other dispute types, both within and outside of court.
Seeking to obtain, and in other cases defending against, orders of protection in domestic violence matters, along with other safety plan aspects, and injunctions against harassment.
Recognition & Service
A career built not only on client outcomes, but on lifting the profession as a whole.
2024 Mark Harrison Excellence in Mentorship Award — State Bar of ArizonaAlthough recently choosing to de-certify to pursue other areas, Ms. Weecks enjoyed the opportunity to have been VA-certified for several years, including providing pro bono legal assistance to homeless and at-risk veterans at multiple Arizona StandDown events.
Ms. Weecks enjoyed her two-year post as Co-Chair of Programming and concurrent Board member status with MCAFM, the Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators. She also co-founded the West Valley Professionals' Roundtable.
See In The NewsHow to Engage
Two flexible engagement options mean clients can access skilled legal counsel in the way that best fits their situation.
Full Representation
Attorney Weecks handles all aspects of a matter from start to finish. Appropriate for complex litigation, contested divorce and custody proceedings, estate administration, guardianship, and any situation requiring sustained legal involvement.
Limited Scope
Also known as unbundled legal services, this allows a client to engage Attorney Weecks for specific defined tasks — such as drafting a document, reviewing an agreement, or coaching for a court appearance — while handling remaining matters independently.
A working session with Attorney Weecks is the right place to start. She will take the time to understand the situation fully and offer clear, honest guidance — whether representation continues or not.
Attorneys Debbie Weecks and Don Scher have appeared multiple times together as guests on Money Radio 1510AM/105.3FM. These previous appearances include:
* Videos of all appearances will be uploaded to this webpage shortly.