In the fall of 2024, the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) mailed letters to parents who once had an open dependency and/or severance case.
Did you receive a letter? Visit the DCS letter page for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions by Area of Law
Legal information is communication of facts about court procedures, timing, and resources. It includes information contained in court records, examples of forms and pleadings, informational pamphlets, copies of statutes and explanation of court rules, procedures, practices and due dates.
Family and Children
Adoption
Common questions on familial, interstate, intrastate, and international adoptions.
Annulment
Common questions about requesting, contesting, or processing an annulment.
Custody
Common questions about establishing or modifying legal decision making and parenting time (custody).
Child Support
Common questions for calculating, obtaining, and modifying child support.
Calculating Time
Common questions for those working on a parenting time (custody) plan and how time may be split between parents.
Divorce
Common questions about filing for, contesting, or processing a dissolution of marriage (divorce).
Name Change
Common questions about obtaining or contesting an adult or minor name change.
Staying Safe
Orders of Protection
Common questions about obtaining a protective order, injunction against harassment, or injunction against workplace harassment.
Housing
Eviction
Common questions for tenants and landlords about the eviction process or contesting an eviction.
Real Property
Common questions about permanent building structures (real property).
Civil Law
Answering a Claim
Common questions discussing responding to a civil lawsuit or civil action.
Lawsuits Over 10k
Common questions about civil lawsuits that seek a judgment for more than $10,000.
Lawsuits Under 10k
Common questions about civil lawsuits that seek a judgment for less than $10,000.
Small Claims
Common questions about small claim lawsuits that do not use attorneys and judgment amounts are under $3,500.
Money & Debt
Fee Deferrals and Waivers
Common questions about requesting a fee waiver or deferral for court fees.
Garnishment
Common questions about how money may be legally removed from a paycheck or bank account.
Criminal & Traffic
Criminal Law
Common questions about criminal trials, set asides, and expungements.
Driving School
Common questions about signing up for and attending driving school.
Set Aside
Common questions about requesting or denied criminal set asides and civil rights restoration.
Warrants
Common questions explaining the differences between warrants and what to do with an outstanding warrant.
Probate
Probate
Common questions about conservatorship, fiduciaries, estates, wills, and trusts.
Court Basics
Appellate Court
Common questions describing the court of appeals or supreme court processes in Arizona.
Legal Advice
Common questions about legal advice vs. legal help and legal resources that are available.
Scheduling
Common questions about court calendars (dockets) and scheduling hearings.
Superior Court Appeals
Common questions about appealing a court ruling with an Arizona Superior Courthouse.