SSC: Responding to a Legal Separation When Children are Involved

Superior Court RESPONDING TO A LEGAL SEPARATION WHEN MINOR CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED

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

You want to file a response to a petition for legal separation AND,
You and your spouse have minor children with each other OR the wife is pregnant by the husband or will be pregnant by the husband before the Judge signs the Legal Separation Decree, AND,
You do not agree with what your spouse wrote in the Petition.

This packet contains the court forms and instructions for responding to a legal separation petition and other papers when there are children. Be sure the documents are in the following order:

Packets
Title	File	English	Spanish
Responding to a Legal Separation When Minor Children are Involved - Instructions	drlsc3i	PDF	PDF
Responding to a Legal Separation When Minor Children are Involved - Forms	drlsc3f	PDF	PDF

Instructions
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Helpful Information: How To File a Response to a Petition For Legal Separation With Minor Children	drlsc31h	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
2	Instructions: How to respond to Legal Separation with Minor Children papers with the Court	drlsc31i	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
3	Procedures: When and How to File Your Response to the Petition	drlsc31p	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
4	Joint Legal Decision Making (Custody) Guidelines (Parenting Time)	drcvg12h	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
5	Schedule of Basic Child Support Obligations (Abbreviated version)	drs10h-b	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
6	Instructions for Completing the Parent's Worksheet	drs12i	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
7	When and How to Use the Alternative Dispute Resolution Statement to the Court	drad10h	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word

Forms
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Sensitive Data Sheet in Cases with Minor Children	drsds10f-c	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
2	Response to Petition for Legal Separation With Minor Children	drlsc31f	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
3	Response to Child Support Information Form	drs31f	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
4	Affidavit Regarding Minor Children	drcvg13f	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
5	Parent's Worksheet for Child Support Amount	drs12f	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
6	Alternative Dispute Resolution Statement to the Court	drad10f	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word

The Judicial Branch of Arizona, Maricopa County