Going through a divorce or other family law issue is no walk in the park. To begin, let us examine the Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure, which govern all procedural rules in Family Court. These rules incorporate elements from the rules of evidence, the Rules of Civil Procedure, and the rules of juvenile court procedure. The goal was to create a less adversarial process that would encourage mediation and problem-solving rather than litigation. Family law rules recognize that a divorce decree is rarely the end of the story.
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Every divorce in Arizona begins with the filing of a Petition in Family Court. The first step in the Arizona divorce process will be either filing or responding to the petition, so we will begin with these initial filings in Family Court.
The rules took effect on January 1, 2006, and they govern the entire family court system. The rules are classified into the following broad categories: