COURT COUNTY OF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:::::::Index No.SELF SERVICE CENTERCalendar No.INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO RESPOND TO VISITATION PAPERS FILED BY GRANDPARENTSJUDICIAL SUBPOENAPlaintiff(s) -against-Defendant(s)WHEN TO USE THIS FORM: Use this form if you are responding to a petition filed by natural or adoptive grandparents or great grandparent who want to get a court order of visitation. WARNING: jurisdiction over the defendant/respondent is very serious. If you have any doubts about whether it was proper for the plaintiff OR petitioner to sue you in Arizona, you should see a lawyer IMMEDIATELY, and BEFORE you file any written response or answer or other court paper. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN YOU MUST FILE YOUR RESPONSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TOLOOK AT THE TIMETABLE BELOW. If the last day to respond falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, you DO NOT count that day. INCLUDE WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS IN YOUR COUNT -until you reach the number of days in the Time Table below. If a written response is filed with the court on time, the Petitioner CANNOT PROCEED BY DEFAULT.DEFAULT TIME TABLESERVICE BYCOUNTEVENTGREETINGS:Acceptance21 Daysafter respondent signed the Acceptance Acceptance out-of-stateWE COMMAND YOU, that all business and excuses being laid aside, you and each of you attend before Court at the the Honorable31 Daysafter respondent signed the Acceptance Process Server,21 Daysafter respondent received papers from Server Sheriff in Arizona21 Daysafter respondent received papers from Sheriff Sheriff out-of-statelocated at County of31 Daysafter respondent received papers from Sheriff Registered Mailo'clock in the day of, on the, 20, at or adjourned date, to testify and give evidence as a witness in this action on the part of thenoon, and at any recessed in room31 Daysafter respondent signed the green receipt Publication61 Daysafter the 1st date of publicationYour failure to comply with this subpoena is punishable as a contempt of court and will make you liable to the party on whose behalf this subpoena was issued for a maximum penalty of $50 and all damages sustained as a result of your failure to comply., one of the Justices of theCourt in Witness, Honorableday of, 20 County,(Attorney must sign above and type name below)Attorney(s) forINFORMATION ABOUT PAPERS YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE OTHER PARTY WITH THE PETITION ABOUT CHILD VISITATION SUMMONS: You have been summoned to appear in court. The summons tells you how many calendar days you have to file a response, depending on how you were served with the court papers. Be sure to file a WRITTEN RESPONSE on time. If the time for you to file a WRITTEN RESPONSE has passed, the other party must complete an Application and Affidavit for Entry of Default and send you a copy of that. Then you have 10 more days in which to file your WRITTEN RESPONSE. If you do not file a WRITTEN RESPONSE ON TIME a default judgment can be entered, which means that you might not get to tell the judge your side of the story. PETITION FOR CHILD VISITATION: This is the form the other party completed to tell the court his/her side of the story about the child visitation. Read each and every word very carefully, and decide what you want to do. Here are your choices: 1.Office and P.O. AddressTo do nothing. This means the other party can get a court order and tell the judge his/her side of the story, without you telling your side at all. This is called a default. Even in these cases, the judge will try to decide what is best, but it is never a good idea to ignore the court proceeding and have a court order that you had no input on. 2. To decide with the other party how you want to handle everything about child visitation. Then you and the other party file papers in the court stating your agreement on everything. This is called a Consent or Stipulation. This is often the best way to proceed, if you and the other party can talk about the critical issuesTelephone No.: Facsimile No.: E-Mail Address:© Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa CountyDRGV31h July 31, 2002Page 1 of 4Use current version ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDMobile Tel. No.:American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.comCOURT COUNTY OF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:::::::Index No.Calendar No.to decide how you both want to handle everything. Mediators can help you with this, and the Self-Service Center has a list of mediators, and how much they charge to help you. 3.JUDICIAL SUBPOENAPlaintiff(s) -against-Defendant(s)To protest what the other party said in the Petition, and to file a response stating your side of the story, and how you want to handle everything. This is called a contested matter. But, even if you originally file a response, you and you spouse can still decide to agree on something, or everything, and file court papers for a Consent or Stipulation. Mediators can help you with this, and the Self-Service Center has a list of mediators, and how much they charge to help you. If you file a response and do not settle everything with the other party, you must be sure to file the court papers you will need to set the case for trial. HELP ON COMPLETING YOUR WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE PETITION TO ESTABLISH CHILD VISITATION: Use this form if you want to RESPOND OR ANSWER a Petition to establish visitation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A.Make sure your form states RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR ORDER FOR GRANDPARENT VISITATION in the upper right hand part of the page. Decide what you want a court order for. Here are the choices:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TOB.In the top left corner of the first page, fill out the following: YOUR name; address (if not protected); city, state and ZIP code; telephone number.C.Fill in the name of Petitioner and Respondent exactly the same way as it looks on the Petition. Do that for every document you ever file with the court from now on.GREETINGS:D.WE COMMAND YOU, that all business and excuses being laid aside, you and each of you attend before Court at the the Honorable,located at County ofUse the DR, FC or FN case number that is stamped in the upper right-hand corner of the Petition. Do that for ever
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