Filing a Will or Probate Case The Probate Filing Counter is located at 201 W. Jefferson in Phoenix, or at our Southeast location, 222 E. Javelina in Mesa, or at our Northwest Regional Court Center location at 14264 W. Tierra Buena Lane in Surprise, or at our Northeast Regional Court Center at 18380 N.
Court Proceedings and Case Records For questions about case document copies and marriage license copies, contact Clerk of the Superior Court or call (602)37-CLERK.
The Arizona Judicial Branch offers the ability to eFile subsequent and case initiating family court documents for Maricopa County. You can learn more about eFiling in Family Law Cases here. Filing hours are Monday through Friday from am- pm.
The Downtown External Filing Depository Box is located at 111 S. 3rd Avenue, outside of the West Court Building entrance. The Mesa External Filing Depository Box is located on the Northeast side of the main entrance of the Southeast Court Complex, 222 E. Javelina.
The Superior Court is a court of general jurisdiction over cases relating to criminal felonies, juveniles, families, probate/mental health, tax, and civil. The Judicial Branch, headed by a Presiding Judge, includes the Superior Court, and the departments of Adult and Juvenile Probation.
Contact the County Probate Court To find out if an estate is in probate, you can check with the county probate court. Probate proceedings are public, so there aren't any privacy laws that would prevent you from contacting the court for information.
Contact the Clerk of the Superior Court for the county in which the divorce was filed in. Divorce decrees filed before 1950 may be held by the Arizona State Archives, depending on the county.
You can make a marriage records search request in person at the clerk's office. Requests can also be made online. Visit the court's clerk's website, navigate the public record request page, complete an online form, and submit it.
Certified copies of marriage licenses are only available from the county clerk. Certified copies of divorce decrees are only available from the district clerk. Certified copies of marriage/divorce records must be obtained in the county or district in which they were originally filed.
To request public records of the Superior Court or Judicial Branch in Maricopa County as defined by Arizona Supreme Court Rule 123 (Public Access to the Judicial Records of the State of Arizona), please email PublicRecords@jbazmc.maricopa.