Superior Court >Self- Service Center >Forms >Family Court TO GET A "CONSENT DECREE" OF DIVORCE OR LEGAL SEPARATION BY AGREEMENT OF BOTH SPOUSES for a Non-Covenant Marriage Last Updated: August 11, 2008

ATTENTION: Use the forms on this page only if the following factors apply to your situation:

• You or your spouse filed a petition for Divorce or Petition for Legal Separation AND,
• You do not have a "covenant" marriage* AND,
• You and your spouse agree to all terms of the divorce or legal separation such as division of property and debt, whether there will be spousal maintenance (alimony) and if so, how much, and if there are minor children, you agree on all terms of custody, support and parenting time AND,
• You and your spouse will provide your notarized signatures on the "Consent Decree" to indicate your agreement on all terms; AND,
• If your case involves minor children, you and your spouse have attended, or will attend, the Parent Information Program before you file a Consent Decree;
• DO NOT USE THESE FORMS IF:
• You disagree on any terms of the divorce or legal separation; or
• You have a covenant marriage. This paperwork will NOT work for a covenant marriage.*

*What is a "Covenant Marriage"? As of August 21, 1998, the Arizona Legislature created a type of marriage called "covenant marriage".

To have a covenant marriage, both husband and wife would have to:
• sign papers (essentially a contract) requesting to have a covenant marriage;
• attend pre-marital counseling; AND
• your marriage license would say "Covenant Marriage."
If you were married before August 21, 1998 and have not signed papers to convert your marriage to a covenant marriage, you do not have a covenant marriage.

This packet contains general information and/or court forms and instructions about how to get a divorce decree or legal separation order by consent (agreement) between the spouses. Be sure the documents are in the following order:

Packets contain ALL forms and ALL instructions needed for this process. Where there are separate packets for Instructions and Forms, get BOTH packets.

Packets
Title	File	English	Spanish
To Get a Consent Decree for Divorce or Legal Separation	DR7	PDF	PDF

The individual forms and instructions below are already included in the Packet(s) above. If you choose to download the documents individually, make sure you get ALL of the instructions and ALL of the forms.

Instructions
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Instructions: How to fill out the Consent Decree	dr71i	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
2	Procedures: Completing your papers and what to do next	dr71p	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
3	Joint Custody Guidelines *	drcvg12h	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
4	Arizona Parenting Time Guidelines *	drcvg11h	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
5	Arizona Child Support Guidelines *	drs10h	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
6	Instructions for Parents Worksheet for Child Support *	drs12i	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word

* Documents marked with an asterisk (*) are only used if minor children involved.

Forms
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Sensitive Data Sheet (for the Respondent, if he/she has not already filed this document)	drsds10f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
2	Consent Decree of Divorce or Legal Separation	dr71f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
3	Parenting Plan for Joint (or Sole) Custody *	drcvg11f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
4	Parents Worksheet for Child Support *	drs12f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word

* Documents marked with an asterisk (*) are only used if minor children involved.

Available Forms