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Superior courts serve as both court of first instance for felonies and other cases, as well as an appellate court for matters appealed from municipal and justice courts. The superior court is the state's only general jurisdiction court and it hears the widest variety of cases.

The superior court acts as an appellate court for justice and municipal courts. The superior court probation department supervises adults and juveniles on probation.

In Arizona and many other states, there is the presumption that the parents will both have 50% parenting time and joint legal decision-making. Of course, there may be factors that change this.

Generally, there are two categories of cases heard in the Superior Court: criminal and civil. Criminal cases involve a person or entity charged with committing, attempting to commit or engaging in an activity prohibited by law and defined as a crime. Civil cases include all court cases not defined as criminal.

Arizona's child support formula considers each parent's income and how much each pays toward children's health insurance, child care and education. It also considers the number of children in the case and their ages, as well as parenting time (counted ing to Arizona's unique method, described below).

What are the grounds for getting full custody in Arizona? A co-parent's abusive behavior in the home, neglectful parenting or serious substance abuse problems might be factors that motivate a judge to grant you full custody. These determinations are based on what the judge believes to be in the child's best interests.

A period of 12 hours or more counts as one day. A period of 6 to 11 hours counts as a half-day. A period of 3 to 5 hours counts as a quarter-day. Periods of less than 3 hours may count as a quarter-day if, during those hours, the non-residential parent pays for routine expenses of the child, such as meals.

A court will always consider what is in the best interests of the child and will use the Welfare Checklist before making their decision. This checklist requires them to consider things like the age, physical/emotional needs and wishes and feelings of the child, taking account of their age and maturity.

Under the Arizona child support guidelines, the total support approximates what the parents would have spent on the child if they were living together as one family. Under this shared income approach, each parent is required to contribute a proportionate share of his and her income.