Get Parent Information Program Class Arizona

The quickest way to get a divorce in Arizona is for the parties to first file for divorce in Arizona and agree on all of the terms of their divorce. You or your attorney will draft the proper settlement documents and submit those documents to the court.

Parent Education Program Information. Arizona law requires all parents of minor children (involved in a court case for dissolution, legal separation, or the establishment of paternity, legal decision-making, parenting time, and/or child support) to participate in the Parent Education Program.

In Arizona, there is no particular age that allows the child to decide the custodial preference. Judges must make case-by-case analyses depending on specific circumstances.

If you are thinking about divorce, you may wonder, “Does it matter who files for divorce first in Arizona?” Legally, the answer is no. Whether you file first will not make any difference regarding any of the legal elements of your divorce.

“Irretrievably broken/ irreconcilable differences” is the only grounds which are recognized for Divorce in Arizona. It is not necessary to find that somebody is “at fault” for the “Dissolution”. All that is required is that one party wishes to get the Divorce.

A mother or father has to be absent at least 6 months to lose their parental rights in Arizona. Both ARS 8-201 & ARS 8-531 say, “Failure to maintain a normal parental relationship with the child without just cause for a period of six months constitutes prima facie evidence of abandonment.”

If you are in a covenant marriage, you are allowed fewer grounds for seeking a divorce, and you are required to go through marriage counseling before getting a divorce.

A father is entitled to equal rights in custody, even if he was never married to the mother of the child. More often than not, this means Arizona Courts grant 50/50 custody to the parents of a child. However, there are certain circumstances when fathers may be barred from joint custody.