Arizona No Fault Divorce

Some couples are married under the “covenant of marriage.” As per the covenant, the couple has a thorough pre-marital counseling. During this counseling, they accede with each other to remain together for a lifetime and execute all efforts to save the marriage. In case of such a covenant of marriage, it is not possible to offer divorce on no fault grounds. Compulsorily, some fault ground is essential.

Residency requirements of Arizona No Fault Divorce

As per the laws in this state, minimum one of the divorcing partners must be residing in this state for minimum 90 days prior to the date of filing of the divorce papers.

Grounds for Arizona No Fault Divorce

In 1977, the following no fault grounds were introduced in this state.

• Non-matching temperaments of the divorcing partners
• Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage

The court should conclude that there is no way to repair the marriage. Moreover, any trial to do so is not in the best interests of the divorcing partners. The above mentioned points are included in statutes 25-312 of the laws of the state.

Procedure

• The county in which the Petitioner stays in the state of Arizona is chosen for the filing procedure to be executed
• There is a waiting period of 60 days
• When the waiting period is complete, the Judge may take a decision that a hearing of the case must be scheduled
• If the divorce is an uncontested one, the Judge may decide not to arrange a hearing and instead, may sign the Divorce Decree
• Sometimes minor children (ren) are involved in the divorce. In such a case, the child(ren) and the parent must be living together in this state for 6 months prior to the date of filing
• If the divorcing partners do not agree on certain issues and opt for a contested divorce, then, the divorce matters are contested and settled in the court.
• When the divorce decree is given a final legal approval, the divorcing partners can consider themselves to be legally divorced
• The rules regarding the final divorce hearing are mentioned in statutes 25-329

Legal Form Kit

Several legal form kits are available online for no fault divorces in Arizona. These are in .doc format. The client’s personal computer must have Microsoft Word application in order to view these forms. Most of these kits are Macintosh compatible. Within the ordering process, there is a “Download Now” button on the last page. This has to be clicked to view the kit forms.

Some of the forms, for no fault divorce without minor children, available in this kit are as follows.

• Request for Default Hearing
• Divorce without a Court Hearing
• Motion and Affidavit for Default
• Application and Affidavit for Default
• Stipulation to File Consent
• Decree of Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce without children)
• Response to Dissolution of Marriage without Children
• Affidavit of Service by Registered Mail

Divorce Papers