The Affidavit of Financial Information is a required document in Arizona family law if there is an issue of child support, spousal maintenance, or attorney fees. It organizes income, employment, monthly expenses, debts, assets, health insurance costs, and childcare costs into a sworn financial picture that the court uses to evaluate child support, spousal maintenance, attorney fee requests, and temporary financial orders.

A vague, inconsistent, incomplete AFI damages credibility and produces inaccurate support calculations. If your income is understated or your expenses are inflated the other side will find it and the court will notice. If the AFI is accurate and well-documented it becomes a powerful tool.

The AFI is not a one-time filing. It must be updated whenever income, employment, housing, insurance, childcare, or other material facts change. An outdated AFI in a modification case can be worse than no AFI at all.

When attorney fees are at issue a China Doll affidavit is also required. That affidavit provides the specific billing detail from your attorney that the court needs to evaluate a fee request. We prepare both when needed.