Arizona Dissolution Of Marriage Records

If you got married in Arizona before, August 21, 1998, your marriage is a non-covenant marriage. Married couples do have the option of converting their non-covenant marriage to a covenant marriage. However, couples who are in a covenant marriage are not able to turn their marriage to a non-covenant marriage.

Answer only. An "Answer" tells the judge and your spouse what parts of the complaint you agree with and disagree with. Answer with a Counterclaim.

In fact, if your spouse does file the Response, he or she will be forced to pay a $435 response fee, which is in addition to the $435 fee charged when the divorce was filed.

The spouse who has been served with the divorce/dissolution petition is called the "respondent" or "defendant" in the divorce/dissolution process. He or she must respond to ("answer") the petition within a certain time (usually about three weeks).

You will want to file a response whether or not you agree with what is written in the divorce papers. Your deadline to file the response is 20 days after you were served (30 days if you were served outside of Arizona). If you agree with everything in the divorce papers, you may file a consent decree .

By Melissa Heinig. In Oklahoma, it is possible to obtain an uncontested divorce in as little as ten days through a process known as a "waiver divorce." A waiver divorce is an uncontested procedure that allows couples to end their marriage without the cost and delay common to traditional divorce.

There is a time limit for filing the Response. Court rules provide that the Response must be filed with- in 20 days of the date that the Summons and Petition are served on the Respondent, or within 30 days if service is made on the Respondent outside the state.

Uncontested Divorce in Arizona On average, an uncontested divorce will take between 90 and 120 days.

Uncontested Divorce in Arizona On average, an uncontested divorce will take between 90 and 120 days.