Judicial Profile

Pre-Trial Practice and Management Issues

Motion Practice

When filing an expedited motion for consideration by the Court, please attempt to contact the other parties to the case. Include their positions or your attempts to contact them in the motion before the Court.  
 
Artificial intelligence can be a powerful tool, but it has limitations. Parties and counsel must ensure whatever is submitted to the Court complies with the rules of procedure and is factually and legally accurate.

Trial Practice and Protocol

Trial Practice and Procedure

Many of the trials and hearings before the Court are scheduled as remote appearances. It is each party's responsibility to know how to manage their exhibits, including sharing their screen so witnesses can see exhibits. It is a worthwhile exercise to practice screen sharing in the Microsoft Teams application before beginning your hearing. If you intend to appear at a remote hearing by telephone, your ability to see or engage with exhibits is greatly degraded. This is not ordinarily sufficient cause to postpone a hearing.  
 
If your presentation includes voluminous exhibits, please be prepared to identify the specific pages and their relevance you would like the Court to consider. For lengthy audio or video files, please be prepared to identify by time stamps the periods and their relevance you would like the Court to consider.

Other Courtroom Policies and Recommendations

We strive to resolve cases promptly and efficiently. If you think we’ve overlooked a motion or petition, please don’t hesitate to email us at drc08@jbazmc.maricopa.gov or call the division at 602-372-3707 to inquire. Similarly, if you have questions about the status of a case you can absolutely contact us.  
 
The Law Library Resource Center provides forms for use by the parties in person or online at https://superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/llrc/family-court-forms/.  
 
The Superior Court’s Law Library Resource Center staff will assist parties by reviewing forms for completeness. Appointments can be made online at https://waitwhile.com/locations/formsassistance-onli/welcome.  
 
You can sign up to see documents online that appear in your case including what the parties have filed or what the judicial officer has written. https://ecronline.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/login.aspx  
 
The Superior Court offers help navigating resources for free. Staff can help direct you to resources locating housing, a job, substance use treatment, or remaining safe if someone is hurting or threatening you. https://superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/resources/resource-navigation-days/  
 
Family Lawyers Assistance Project (FLAP) in Maricopa County is a program designed to assist pro per litigants (people representing themselves) in family law. You can talk with a family law attorney for free (in most cases) for 30 minutes. https://clsaz.org/flap/