Domestic Relationship Filing Fees

Domestic Relationship Filing Fees were changed in December of 2013 and the following information is available for viewing at Arizona Superior Court Filing Fee section of the public Arizona Judicial Branch government website.  A divorce in Arizona, called a petition for dissolution of marriage, must be filed in order to begin the divorce process.  The person filing for divorce must meet all necessary Arizona Divorce Requirements before actually filing for divorce.  While it is completely possible to file for divorce yourself, there is no replacement for the legal advice of an experienced Arizona Divorce Attorney when seeking to file divorce to protect your rights and to aggressively advocate your case.

One requirement of the filing process is that the other part must be served papers in a manner that can show the court that they were actually served on the other party.  This is usually accomplished by the Sheriff's or using a process server that will provide an affidavit of service.  The papers must be served within 120 days of the date of filing and the party being served has 20 days to file a response with the court.  If the person being served does not respond, the court can end the marriage with a "default divorce", but will wait another 10 days before issuing the order to provide a grace period to the respondent.

Arizona law requires that the court will not rule on any divorce, default or otherwise, for a minimum of 60 days after the date the summons and petition are served.  This is primarily designed to provide a cooling off period for both parties.

After filing, your Attorney will usually set up a temporary injunction hearing where any temporary orders that are necessary are examined.  This could include Spousal Maintenance, Child Support, Legal Decision Making and Parenting time.

Joint Preliminary Injunction

• A Joint Preliminary Injunction is filed that prohibits either party from doing anything involving money, property, children and insurance until the court decides on the issues.

• The injunction orders the parties not to remove any children from Arizona without written agreement of both parties.

• The injunction prohibits family violence.

• The injunction requires that health insurance remains in effect.

Arizona Superior Court Domestic Relationship Filing Fees

DOMESTIC RELATIONS
ARS Code	Service	Base Fee	Doc Storage	Spousal Maint Fund	Concil. Court Fund	Dom Rel Ed/Med Fund		Total
C	Petition for dissolution of marriage	138.00	15.00	5.00	65.00			223.00
D	Response or initial appearance in dissolution	69.00	15.00	5.00	65.00			154.00
C	Petition for legal separation	138.00	15.00	5.00	65.00			223.00
D	Response or initial appearance in legal separation	69.00	15.00	5.00	65.00			154.00
C	Petition for annulment	138.00	15.00	5.00	65.00			223.00
D	Response to petition for annulment	69.00	15.00	5.00	65.00			154.00
G	Order of protection	N/C
E	Change of venue transmittal fee	27.00						27.00
E	Change of venue to another county on section (A.R.S. § 12-404) transmittal fee	27.00						27.00
A	Change of venue to this county (except under A.R.S. § 25-502(G))	174.00	15.00		65.00			254.00
G	Injunction against harassment	N/C
C	Petition for domestic relations case for which a fee is not specifically prescribed: foreign judgment for custody; establish support/custody.	138.00	15.00					153.00
D	Postadjudication petitions in domestic relations cases (6)	69.00				15.00		84.00
	(Seventy-five percent remitted to county treasurer for deposit in Expedited child support & parenting time fund est. In A.R.S. § 25-412)