You may use the forms on this page if the following factors apply to your situation:
- You want to change parenting time or parenting time and child support for any reason including that the other party is not using his or her parenting time, AND,
- You do not wish to or cannot submit an AGREEMENT to this change signed by you and the other party, AND,
- The court order that you want to change is a Maricopa County order, AND,
- It is in the child(ren)'s best interest to make a change to that order, AND,
- You are aware of the following two provisions of Arizona law:
- The court shall not restrict a parent's parenting time rights unless it finds that the parenting time would endanger seriously the child's physical, mental, moral or emotional health. A.R.S. 25-411 (C)
- The court shall assess attorney fees and costs against a party seeking modification if the court finds that the modification action is vexatious and constitutes harassment. A.R.S. 25-411 (F)
YOU MAY NOT USE THESE FORMS TO CHANGE CUSTODY.* (now called "Legal Decision-Making" in Arizona).
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- *If you want to change from joint to sole or sole to joint legal decision-making, refer to the checklist in the Law Library Resource Center's "Petition" or "Agreement" to modify legal decision-making, parenting time, and child support packets to determine if either fits your situation.
Use the easy-to-use child support calculator at ezCourtForms to create a Child Support Worksheet.
WARNING: If the order you want to change is not from this county, ask a lawyer about the requirements to file your Petition (Request) with this Court.
Packets contain ALL forms and ALL instructions needed for this process.
To modify parenting time when the parties do not agree - Instructions and Forms - drmv1
