Categories: Divorce

What happens after the papers are served here in Arizona?

After the service of the petition other “clocks” begin ticking. For example, within forty (40) days after a party has been served with the initial documents, documentation concerning finances and property needs to be disclosed to the other party. This is mandated in Family Rule 49, which requires…

Depending upon what you request in your petition or response to dissolution or legal separation, you may be required to prove certain requests. For example you may need to establish parentage of the child, requirement of child support, excessive and abnormal expenditures, etc.

The proof required may be in the form of witnesses, documentation, demonstrative evidence, presumption and judicial opinions.

Cindy Best

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