Family Law

The Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated is the official statutory code for the State of Arizona. Marital and Domestic Relations laws are in Title 25.

• A.R.S. § 25-312 Dissolution of marriage; findings necessary
• A.R.S. § 25-903 Dissolution of a covenant marriage; grounds
• A.R.S. § 25-313 Decree of legal separation; findings necessary; termination of decree
• A.R.S. § 25-314 Pleadings; contents; defense; joinder of parties; confidentiality
• A.R.S. § 25-320 Child support; factors; methods of payment; additional enforcement provisions; definitions 
• A.R.S. § 25-322 Payment of maintenance or support; records; disclosure
• A.R.S. § 25-323.03 Forms; alternative forms
• A.R.S. § 25-327 Modification and termination of provisions for maintenance, support, and property disposition

 

• A.R.S. § 25-402 Jurisdiction
• A.R.S. § 25-403 Legal decision-making; best interests of child
• A.R.S. § 25-403.01 Sole and joint legal decision-making and parenting time
• A.R.S. § 25-403.02 Parenting plans
• A.R.S. § 25-403.06 Parental access to prescription medication and records
• A.R.S. § 25-403.07 Identification of a primary caretaker and public assistance
• A.R.S. § 25-403.08 Resources and fees
• A.R.S. § 25-403.09 Child support
• A.R.S. § 25-408 Rights of each parent; parenting time; relocation of child; exception; enforcement; access to prescription medication and records
• A.R.S. § 25-409 Third party rights
• A.R.S. § 25-411 Modification of legal decision-making or parenting time; affidavit; contents; military families
• A.R.S. § 25-501 Duties of support; exemption
• A.R.S. § 25-502 Jurisdiction, venue and procedure; additional enforcement provisions
• A.R.S. § 25-503 Order for support; methods of payment; modification; termination; statute of limitations; judgment on arrearages; notice; security
• A.R.S. § 25-511 Failure of parent to provide for child; classification
• A.R.S. § 25-518 Child support arrearage; license suspension, hearing

Free Resources
Ross-Blakley Law Library: The statutes are available in print in the Arizona Reference and Arizona State collections of the Law Library (3rd floor of the Law Library).

Arizona State Legislature: Contains full-text session laws from the 43rd Legislature (1997) to the present

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Westlaw (Westlaw password required)

• Arizona Statutes and Court Rules: current version of the Arizona statutes, constitution, and court rules
• Arizona Statutes Annotated Historical: 1988–last year
• Arizona Statutes Index

The Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure govern the procedure in the Superior Court of Arizona in all family law cases arising out of Title 25 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.

 

Arizona Rules of Court, State
This text contains all major Arizona state court rules, Arizona child support guidelines, and the Local Rules of Practice of Superior Courts, including Coconino, Maricopa, and Pima counties.

Arizona Rules of Court, Federal