Fillable Printable Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (with Children) - Arizona

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (with Children) - Arizona

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Representing: Self or Attorney

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ARIZONA SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF

Case No.

Petitioner/Plaintiff

ATLAS No.

Respondent/Defendant PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION

OF MARRIAGE (DIVORCE)

WITH CHILDREN

STATEMENTS MADE TO THE COURT, UNDER OATH

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. I AM THE (WIFE/HUSBAND ), THE PETITIONER

Name:

Address:

Date of Birth:

Soc. Sec. No.:

Occupation:

Length of time domiciled in this state: month(s)

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2. MY (WIFE/HUSBAND), IS THE RESPONDENT

Name:

Address:

Date of Birth:

Soc. Sec. No.:

Occupation:

Length of time domiciled in this state: month(s)

3. ABOUT MY MARRIAGE

Date of Marriage:

Place of Marriage

4. I state under oath that this marriage is irretrievably broken and there is no reasonable prospect of

reconciliation. I also state that the conciliation requirements under Arizona law, either do not apply or

have been met.

5. Petitioner or Respondent has been domiciled or stationed while a member of the Armed Forces in

Arizona for at least 90 days before filing this action in Court.

INFORMATION ABOUT CHILDREN UNDER AGE EIGHTEEN

Check one box:

1. There are no children under age eighteen born to or adopted by the parties.

2. The following child(ren) are under age 18 and was/were born to or adopted by me and my

spouse: (Attach extra pages if necessary).

Name: Name:

Soc. Sec. No.: Soc. Sec. No.:

Birth Date: Birth Date:

Address: Address:

Name: Name:

Soc. Sec. No.: Soc. Sec. No.:

Birth Date: Birth Date:

Address: Address:

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6. PREGNANCY

Wife is not pregnant

Wife is pregnant

The due date is (and, check one box below):

The Husband and Wife are the parents of the child.

Husband is not the father of the child.

7. My spouse and I have have not made an agreement about custody and parenting time. I am

asking for child support to be ordered according to law.

INFORMATION ABOUT PROPERTY AND DEBTS

8. PROPERTY ACQUIRED DURING THE MARRIAGE:

(Check one box)

My spouse and I did not acquire any community property during the marriage.

My spouse and I did acquire community property during our marriage, and it should be divided as

follows:

9. THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY SHOULD GO TO (WIFE/HUSBAND), THE PETITIONER: (Check

boxes as appropriate and state the value of the property. List property below, using extra pages if

necessary).

Bank accounts:

Account #: Current balance:

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Real estate located at:

Legal Description:

Household furnishings and furniture:

Other (describe):

Pension/retirement fund/profit sharing/stock plan (describe):

Motor vehicles:

Make: Model:

VIN: Lien Holder:

Make: Model:

VIN: Lien Holder:

Other property not listed above:

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THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY SHOULD GO TO (WIFE/HUSBAND), THE RESPONDENT:

(Check boxes as appropriate and state the value of the property. List property below, using extra pages if

necessary).

Bank accounts:

Account #: Current balance:

Real estate located at:

Legal Description:

Household furnishings and furniture:

Other (describe):

Pension/retirement fund/profit sharing/stock plan (describe):

Motor vehicles:

Make: Model:

VIN: Lien Holder:

Make: Model:

VIN: Lien Holder:

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Other property not listed above:

10. DEBTS INCURRED DURING THE MARRIAGE: (Check one box)

My spouse and I did not incur any community debts during the marriage.

Responsibility for debts incurred during the marriage should be divided as follows:

THE HUSBAND/WIFE, SHOULD PAY THE FOLLOWING DEBTS:

Creditor Amount Owed Account # or Credit Card

THE HUSBAND/WIFE, SHOULD PAY THE FOLLOWING DEBTS:

Creditor Amount Owed Account # or Credit Card

11. INFORMATION ABOUT SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE (ALIMONY) REQUEST (if applicable)

(Check one box)

Neither party is entitled to spousal maintenance (alimony).

Husband/Wife is entitled to spousal maintenance because: lack sufficient property to provide for

my reasonable needs; am unable to support myself through appropriate employment; am the

custodian of a child or children whose age or condition is such that I should not be required to seek

employment outside the home; lack earning ability in the labor market adequate to support myself;

contributed to the educational opportunities of the other spouse or had a marriage of long duration

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and am now of an age which precludes the possibility of gaining employment adequate to support

myself.

REQUESTS I MAKE TO THE COURT:

(HUSBAND/WIFE) asks the court to order the following:

1. DISSOLUTION (DIVORCE): Dissolve the parties' marriage and return each party to the status of a

single person;

2. NAMES: Restore wife husband to her/his former name of

Restore wife husband to her/his former name of

3. SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE (ALIMONY): Order spousal maintenance to be paid by the

husband/wife in the amount of per month, beginning with the first day of the month after

the signing of the Decree of Dissolution and continuing until the person receiving the spousal

maintenance is remarried or upon the death of either party, or

for months.

4. CHILD SUPPORT: Order that child support shall be paid by husband wife in a reasonable

amount as determined by the Court under the Arizona Child Support Guidelines and consistent with

Arizona law.

5. INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE EXPENSES FOR CHILDREN: Order that

husband wife shall pay for health, medical, dental insurance coverage for unemancipated

children, and that the husband wife shall pay for all reasonable unreimbursed medical,

dental, health-related expenses incurred for the child(ren) in proportion to their respective incomes

as described on the Proposed Child Support Order, which shall be submitted with the decree,

shared equally, other.

6. TAX EXEMPTION: I request that the Court allocate the right to claim the child(ren) as a dependent(s)

for income tax purposes according to the Arizona child support guidelines.

7. CHILD CUSTODY AND PARENTING TIME: Award custody and parenting time of the children

under 18 years as follows (check one alternative).

A. SOLE CUSTODY: Sole custody of the minor child(ren) awarded to husband/ wife subject to

parenting time as follows:

(1) Reasonable parenting time rights to the parent not having custody, consistent with any

existing county access guidelines or as ordered by the court.

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(2) Supervised parenting time. Supervised parenting time between the child(ren) and the

husband/wife according to law.

(a) The reasons parent/child parenting time should be supervised is/are:

(b) Person to supervise:

(d) The cost of supervised parent/child parenting time shall be paid by

the parent being supervised; the parent having custody;

shared equally by the parties.

(3) No parenting time rights to the parent not having custody, because:

B. JOINT CUSTODY: Joint Custody - husband and wife agree to share custody of the children,

an set forth in the Joint Custody Agreement by the parties pursuant to Arizona law, signed by both

parties, if the Court adopts the agreed terms of the Joint custody Agreement setting forth the custody

and parenting time agreements between the parties. There have been no significant acts of Domestic

Violence as described by Arizona law.

8. SEPARATE PROPERTY: Assign each party his or her separate property

9. COMMUNITY PROPERTY: Make a fair division of all community property as requested in this

Petition.

10. COMMUNITY DEBTS: Order each party to pay community debt as requested in the Petition, and order

each party to pay any and all other community debts unknown to the other party.

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11. OTHER ORDERS I AM REQUESTING:

OATH AND VERIFICATION OF PETITIONER:

I, the Petitioner, being duly sworn and under oath, state that I have read this petition. All the statements in the

Petition are true, correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date Petitioner’s Signature

State of Arizona )

)ss. Acknowledged before me on:

County of )

My Commission Expires:

Notary Public or Clerk