Family Law

The seat where a judge sits in court.

The court may appoint an attorney to represent the interests of a minor or dependent child with respect to the support, custody and parenting time of the child.

The man who fathers a child by impregnating the mother.

Local governing body at the county level.

Written statement explaining facts of a case and laws that apply.

The obligation placed on one of the people in a dispute to prove their allegations in order to obtain relief from the court.

A person who receives TANF payments on behalf of a beneficiary incapable of managing the funds.

Lawsuit, suit or action being resolved through the court system.

Law composed of previous written decisions of appellate courts.

A number assigned by the court to identify your specific case. The case number in domestic relations is usually preceded by one or two letters such as: D, DO, or DR.

An entity required by all reciprocating jurisdictions to receive, log and distribute interstate cases.

A copy of a paper which has been signed and certified as a true copy by the officer in whose custody the original is entrusted.

Private offices of a judge or justice.

Presiding justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.

An amount of money that a parent must give to another parent to help with the living, medical and educational expenses of a child.

Division of Child Support Services (DCSS)

Standards adopted by the Arizona Supreme Court to guide parents and the courts when determining child support obligations.

A written order from the court that states: which parent must pay child support; which parent will receive child support; the amount of child support payment; how often the payment must be made.

A document, used to enter financial information and calculate the amount of child support according to the Child Support Guidelines.

A non-criminal case concerning the claim of one individual or entity against another.