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Superior Court >Self- Service Center >Forms >Family Court TO ESTABLISH CUSTODY/PARENTING TIME or CUSTODY AND/PARENTING TIME with CHILD SUPPORT- FOR PARENTS ONLY
ATTENTION: Use the forms on this page only if the following factors apply to your situation:
  • You are the natural or adoptive parent of the minor child(ren) AND,
  • You are NOT legally married to the other parent*, AND
    PATERNITY HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED BECAUSE:
  • You already have a court order establishing paternity, OR you have a court order for child support OR,
  • In the hospital, when the child was born, or afterwards, both parents signed an Affidavit Acknowledging Paternity stating the name of the father, AND
  • You want to file a petition to establish child custody, parenting time and child support , or you have a support order already (in which case the court will review the order if it orders custody) AND,
  • The minor child(ren) resided (lived) in Arizona at least 6 months before you file the petition or you talked to a lawyer who advised you that even so you could pursue the case in Arizona.

* If you ARE legally married to the other parent, you may obtain custody as part of an action for legal separation or divorce A.R.S. §25-401(B)

This packet contains court forms and instructions about establishing child custody, parenting time and child support. 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 Establish Custody/Parenting Time - For Parents Only DRCV1 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 FREE Workshop Flyer - How to Complete Papers to Establish Child Custody, Parenting Time and Child Support Workshop Flyer PDF PDF
2 Help on completing the Petition to Establish Child Custody, Parenting Time and Child Support drcv11i PDF  |  Word PDF  |  Word
3 Procedures: How to file papers with the Court to Establish Custody, Parenting Time and Child Support drcv10p PDF  |  Word PDF  |  Word
Forms
Order Title File English Spanish
1 Family Court Cover Sheet drfc10f PDF  |  Word PDF  |  Word
2 Summons dr11f PDF  |  Word PDF  |  Word
3 Sensitive Data Sheet drsds10f PDF  |  Word PDF  |  Word
4 Petition to Establish Child Custody, Parenting Time and Support drcv11f PDF  |  Word PDF  |  Word
5 Parent Information Program Notice dr12f PDF  |  Word PDF  |  Word

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