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ARIZONA SEPARATION KIT

The Do It Yourself Arizona Separation Kit
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Chapter
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Introduction1
Chapter OneLEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A DIVORCE AND/OR LEGAL SEPARATION
1. Residency Requirements
2. Fee Requirements
3. Service of Process
4. Statutory Waiting Periods		2
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Chapter TwoGENERAL FACTS ABOUT DOMESTIC RELATIONS ACTIONS
1. Agreement between Spouses
2. Amended Petition
3. Children by other than Husband
4. Commencement Date of Child Support
5. Contested or uncontested
6. Conciliation Court
7. Copies Required
8. Court Hearing
9. Divorce by Mail
10. Domestic Relations Education On Children Issues Program
11. Handwritten or Typed Forms
12. Income Tax Treatment
    a. Child Support
    b. Spousal Maintenance
13. Insurance Conversion
14. Respondent in Military Service
15. Restoring Wife's Former Name
16. Retirement Waiver Clause
17. Time Computations
18. Wage Assignment		 3-4
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Chapter Three THE MINOR CHILDREN AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT
Minor Children
Child Residency Requirements
Child Custody
    a. Single Parent Custody
    b. Shared or Joint Custody
Child Support
Visitation Rights
Spousal Maintenance		 5-6
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Chapter Four COMMUNITY PROPERTY, DEBTS AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Community Property
Retirement Benefits
Debts
Summary		 7-8
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Chapter Five THE SELECTION, PREPARATION, FILING AND SERVICE OF THE FORMS9
Step One. THE SELECTION OF THE FORMS
    1. The Selection Of The REQUIRED Forms
         Situation A. Without Children
         Situation B. With Children
    2. The Selection of the OPTIONAL REQUIRED FORMS
    3. The Selection of the SERVICE OF PROCESS FORMS
         a. Service By Petitioner
         b. Service By Process Server of Deputy Sheriff in Arizona
         c. Service By Process or Deputy Sheriff Outside Arizona
         d. Service By Publication
         e. Service By Mail Outside of Arizona
         Overview		 9-10
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Step Two. THE PREPARATION OF THE FORMS
    A. The Petition Forms (100 through 105)
    B. Parent's Worksheet For Child Support Amount (Forms 110-a110f)
    C. The Decree Forms (200 through 204)
    D. The Child Support Order (Forms 205a-205b-205c)
    E. The Joint Custody Parenting Plan (Forms 225a-225b)
    F. The Affidavit Regarding Minor Children (Forms 301a-301b)
    G. Preliminary Injunction (Form 350a-b)
    H. Summons (Form 400a-b)
    I. Application For Default (Forms 800a-800b)
    J. Notice Of Right To Convert Health Insurance (Form 1000)
    Overview		 10-12
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Step Three. THE REQUIRED COPIES AND FORM SETS12
Step Four. THE FILING PROCEDURES
    Waiver Of Filing Fees
    Where To File (Addresses and Phone Numbers of all Superior Courts)
    What To File		 12
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Step Five. THE SERVICE OF PROCESS
    A. Service By Petitioner
    B. Service By Mail outside of Arizona
    C. Service By Process Server or Deputy Sheriff
    D. Service By Publication		 13-14
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Step Six. THE DEFAULT AND WAITING PERIODS
The Default Periods
The Waiting Periods
Parent Information Classes		 15
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Step Seven. THE COURT HEARING OR A MAIL-IN-DIVORCE
    Mail-In-Divorce
    The Court Hearing
    Recording The Decree
    Waiting Period For Remarriage		 16
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Appendix A (Completed Examples)
    Index To Appendix A
    Completed Examples		 17-34
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