CASE INITIATION & SERVICE
This document officially starts a dissolution or paternity case.
What is a Petition?
This rule governs mandatory initial disclosure in Arizona family cases.
What is Rule 49, Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure?
These orders address parenting time, support, or use of property while the case is pending.
What are Temporary Orders?
This worksheet is required when establishing or modifying child support.
What is a Child Support Worksheet?
This agreement allows parties to resolve issues without trial and is binding if properly entered.
What is a Rule 69 Agreement?
After filing, this must occur before the court obtains jurisdiction over the responding party.
What is service of process?
Initial disclosure is generally due this many days after the Response is filed.
What is 40 days?
This filing requests court action when the other party fails to comply with an order.
What is a Petition to Enforce or Motion to Enforce?
This document is typically filed with financial information supporting support calculations.
What is an Affidavit of Financial Information (AFI)?
This gets filed when parties reach agreement and present it to the court for approval.
What is a Consent Decree?
In Arizona family law, the responding party generally has this many days to file a Response after service within Arizona.
What is 20 days?
This letter is commonly sent before filing a motion to compel disclosure deficiencies.
What is a Rule 49 deficiency letter?
This motion asks the court to reconsider a ruling based on legal or factual error.
What is a Motion for Reconsideration?
Past support may generally be awarded back to this event.
What is the date of service?
This document formally ends the marriage or resolves the case.
What is a Decree of Dissolution?
If a party cannot be located after diligent efforts, this alternative service method may be requested.
What is service by alternative means or publication?
This discovery tool is used to obtain documents directly from banks or employers.
What is a subpoena?
Before most motions can be decided, parties must show they attempted this first.
What is good faith consultation?
This must be filed before a Resolution Management Conference
RMC Statement - 5 days
After a decree is entered, this filing may be required to transfer real property.
What is a Quit Claim Deed?
This document must be filed before default can be entered when no response is filed.
What is an Application and Affidavit of Default?
Failure to disclose evidence under Rule 49 may result in this consequence at trial.
What is exclusion of evidence or sanctions?
This statute allows the court to award attorney fees based on financial disparity and reasonableness of positions.
What is A.R.S. § 25-324?
Deviation from the child support guidelines requires this finding by the court.
What is that application of the guidelines would be inappropriate or unjust and the deviation is in the child’s best interests?
This must be filed before an appeal can proceed.
What is a Notice of Appeal? - 30 DAYS