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Petition For Dissolution Of (Non Covenant) Marriage Without Children DRDA10f - Arizona
| Petition For Dissolution Of (Non Covenant) Marriage Without Children Form. This is a Arizona form and can be used in Family Law Superior Court Maricopa Local County . |
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SELF SERVICE CENTER INSTRUCTIONS: HOW TO FILL OUT PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (DIVORCE)-- WITHOUT CHILDREN P APERS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Domestic violence can be part of any marriage. Domestic violence includes physical violence , such as hitting, slapping, pushing or kicking, OR threats of physical violence, directed against you and/or your child(ren). Domestic violence also includes verbal abuse used to control you and/or your child(ren). Court documents request your address and phone number. If you are a victim of domestic violence, and you do not want your address to be known in order to protect yourself or your children from further violence, you must file a Petition for an Order of Protection and ask that your address not be disclosed on court papers. With that Order, you do not need to put your address and phone number on your divorce papers, just write "protected" in the space where the court asks you for this information. You must tell the Clerk of the Court your address and phone number as soon as possible. FAMILY COURT COVERSHEET: Print or type in black ink. Case Type: Check only one box that matches the legal procedure for which you are filing the documents in this packet. Information About the Petitioner: Write in your name, address, home telephone number, work telephone number, cell phone/pager number, date of birth, social security number, and e-mail address in the space provided. If your address and telephone numbers are protected, you do not need to fill in this information. However, you must let the Clerk of the Court know how to reach you. If a lawyer represents you, the Petitioner, you must also write in the lawyers name and bar number. Information about the other party, the Respondent: Write in the name of the Respondent. If you know the Respondents address, home telephone number, work telephone number, cell phone/pager number, date of birth, social security number, and e-mail address, you must write in this information. Other court cases: Check the appropriate box to tell this Court if either you or your spouse have been involved in any other cases, except a minor traffic offense, in any other court. If you check the Yes box, please describe the case, including case numbers and court location. Domestic Violence Section: Answer the questions listed regarding domestic violence. This information will help court staff determine if this issue is relevant to this case. Location: If you are filing your documents in Phoenix, check the Downtown Phoenix box. If you are filing your documents in Mesa, check the Mesa box. SUMMONS AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION: Fill in the following information: Your name; street address (if not protected); city, state and zip code; telephone number; ATLAS number; Attorney Bar Number if you are represented by an attorney; then check the box to say whether you are representing yourself or not. Then print the name of Petitioner (your name); name of Respondent (your spouses name). You will have an ATLAS number ONLY if you receive, or have received, AFDC or other public benefits for the children who are common to you and your spouse. DO NOT fill out the rest of the form, except on Page 2 of the Preliminary Injunction where you must provide a description of the other party. The Clerk of Court will complete it later. Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County DRDA10i February 7, 2002 Page 1 of 6 Use only most current version ALL RIGHTS RESERVED <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (DIVORCE) WITHOUT CHILDREN A. Use this form ONLY if you are getting a divorce and there are no children under the age of 18, common to you and your spouse, whether by birth or adoption, AND you do not have a covenant marriage. Make sure your form is titled PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (DIVORCE) WITHOUT CHILDREN. B. In the top left corner of the first page, fill out the following: your name (if you are the person filling out the petition and filing the petition with the court); your address (if not protected); your city, state and zip code; your telephone number; and your ATLAS number, if you are receiving or have received AFDC from the Arizona Department of Economic Security; Attorney Bar Number, if represented by a lawyer; then check the box to say whether you are representing yourself or not. C. Fill in your name in the space that says "Name of Petitioner." Remember, you will be the PETITIONER through the whole case. (This includes any emergency petitions, temporary petitions, and post-divorce decree petitions.) In the space that says "Name of Respondent," fill in the name of your spouse. Your spouse will be the RESPONDENT for the rest of this case. (This includes any emergency petitions, temporary petitions, and post-divorce decree petitions.) D. Leave line blank for Family Court Case Number. When you file your papers, you will receive a case number from the Clerk of the Court. GENERAL INFORMATION: 1. INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, THE PETITIONER. Fill in the Petitioners name, address (if not protected), date of birth, social security number, occupation, and length of time in Arizona. 2. INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPOUSE, THE RESPONDENT. Fill in the Respondents name, address, (if you know it) date of birth, social security number, occupation, and length of time in Arizona. 3. INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR MARRIAGE. Fill in the date you were married, and the city and state where you were married. If you do not know this information, and you were married in Maricopa County, you may get a copy of your marriage license from the Clerk of the Court at 201 West Jefferson in downtown Phoenix. If you were married in another county in Arizona, go to the Clerk of the Superior Court at the county seat where you were married. To use these forms, your marriage cannot be a covenant marriage. One way to tell whether you have a covenant marriage is to find out whether you signed a document with language similar to this on it: We solemnly declare that marriage is a covenant between a man and a woman who agree to live together as husband and wife for as long as they both live. We have chosen each other carefully. We understand that a covenant marriage is for life. If we experience marital difficulties, we commit ourselves to take all reasonable efforts to preserve our marriage, including marital counseling. We declare that our marriage will be bound by Arizona law on covenant marriages and we promise to love, honor and care for one another as husband and
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