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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction About the Author CHAPTER 1: LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A DIVORCE 1. Residency Requirements 2. Fee Requirements 3. Service Requirements 4. Statutory Waiting Periods CHAPTER 2: GENERAL FACTS ABOUT DOMESTIC RELATIONS ACTIONS 1. Agreement between Spouses 2. Amendments Petition 3. Children by Other than Husband 4. Commencement Date of Child Support 5. Contested or Uncontested 6. Conciliation Court 7. Copies Required 8. Court Hearing 9. Divorce by Mail 10. Domestic Relations Education on Children Issues Program 11.Handwritten or Typed Forms 12. Income Tax Treatment a. Child Support b. Spousal Support 13. Insurance Conversion 14. Respondent in Military Service 15. Restoring Wife's Former Name 16. Retirement Waiver Clause 17. Time Computations 18. Wage Assignment CHAPTER 3: THE MINOR CHILDREN AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT Minor Children Child Residency Requirements Child Custody a. Single Parent b. Shared or Joint Custody Child Support Visitation Rights Spousal Maintenance CHAPTER 4: COMMUNITY PROPERTY, DEBTS AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS Community Property Retirement Benefits Debts Summary CHAPTER 5: THE SELECTION, PREPARATION FILING AND SERVICE OF THE FORMS Step One: THE SELECTION OF THE FORMS 1. The Selection of REQUIRED Forms Situation A. Without Children Situation B. With Children 2. The Selection of OPTIONALLY REQUIRED Forms 3. The Selection of the SERVICE OF PROCESS Forms a. Service by Petition b. Service by Process Server or Deputy Sheriff In Arizona c. Service by Process Server or Deputy Sheriff Outside Arizona d. Service by Publication e. Service by Mail Outside of Arizona Overview Step Two. THE PREPARATION OF THE FORMS A. The Petition Forms B. Parent's Worksheet for Child Support Amount C. Child Support Information Forms D. The Decree Forms E. The Child Support Order F. The Joint Custody Parenting Plan G. The Affidavit Regarding Minor Children H. Preliminary Injunction I. Summons J. Application For Default K. Notice of Obligations to Convert Health Insurance L. Notice of Obligations to Creditors M. Creditor's Agreement Overview Step Three. THE REQUIRED COPIES AND FORMS SETS Step Four. THE FILING PROCEDURES Waiver of Filing Fees Waiver to File What to File Step Five. THE SERVICE OF PROCESS A. Service by Petition B. Service by Mail Outside of Arizona C. Service by Process Server or Deputy Sheriff D. Service by Publication Step Six. THE DEFAULT AND WAITING PERIODS The Default Periods The Waiting Periods Parent Information Classes Step Seven. THE COURT HEARING OR A MAIL-IN-DIVORCE Mail-In-Divorce The Court hearing Record the Decree Waiting Period for Remarriage APPENDIX A. COMPLETED EXAMPLES APPENDIX B. (Child Support Guidelines and Child Support Schedules) APPENDIX C. Removable Dissolution Forms Close Window