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Superior Court >Self- Service Center >Forms >Family Court TO CHANGE (MODIFY) CURRENT CHILD SUPPORT BY AGREEMENT
ATTENTION: Use the forms on this page if the following factors apply to your situation:
  • You have a current "Child Support Order" that was entered in Maricopa County,
  • You wish to modify the Order,
  • ALL parties AGREE to modify the Order,
  • You have the notarized signatures of all parties on the Agreement, AND
  • If either party is using the child support collection or enforcement services of the State, you also have the signature of the Attorney General's representative from DCSE, the Division of Child Support Enforcement.
  • You understand these forms do not deal with arrears (back support).

DO NOT USE THESE FORMS IF...

  • The other party will not sign the agreement (in front of a notary or Court Clerk).
  • You want to modify arrears (money owed for overdue support).
  • If the reason you are requesting the change is because the living arrangements of the child(ren) have changed but the court order about Legal Decision Making (Custody) and visitation has not.
This page contains court forms and instructions for changing (modifying) a child support order by agreement.

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 Change (Modify) Child Support By Agreement - Instructions drmcs7i PDF PDF
To Change (Modify) Child Support By Agreement - Forms drmcs7f 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. Be sure the documents are in the following order:

Instructions
Order Title File English Spanish
1 FREE Workshop Flyer - How to Complete and File the Papers to Modify Child Support Workshop Flyer PDF PDF
2 INSTRUCTIONS: How to fill out Agreement to Modify Child Support drmcs7li PDF | Word PDF | Word
3 INSTRUCTIONS: How to fill out the Child Support Order*
You will need to use the FREE Online Child Support Calculator to produce the Parent's Worksheet for Child Support that must accompany this Agreement.		 drs81i PDF | Word PDF | Word
4 PROCEDURES: What to do after you have completed all forms drmcs71p PDF | Word PDF | Word
Forms
Order Title File English Spanish
1 Agreement to Modify Current Child Support drmcs71f PDF | Word PDF | Word
2 Parent's Worksheet: Use the FREE Online Child Support Calculator to produce the Parent's Worksheet for Child Support that must accompany this Agreement. Click on "Child Support Calculator and Worksheet", on right side of the page at:
See the instruction document DRMSC71i (above) for more information		      
3 Child Support Order* drs81f PDF | Word PDF | Word
4 Current Employer Information Sheet drs88f PDF | Word PDF | Word
5 Order Stopping Income Withholding Order** drsw82f PDF | Word PDF | Word
  * The Child Support Order is not needed if neither parent will be paying child support as a result of this Agreement.
** Use the "Order Stopping" (DRSW82f) only if this Agreement results in the person currently making payments no longer having to make ANY support payments including payments for spousal maintenance (alimony) or arrears (back support).		      

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