Modify a Court Order for Parenting Time (Disagree)

Guidelines

You may use the forms on this page if the following factors apply to your situation :

  • You want to change parenting time or parenting time and child support for any reason including that the other party is not using his or her parenting time, and,
  • You do not wish to or cannot submit an agreement to this change signed by you and the other party. and,
  • The court order that you want to change is a Cochise County order, and,
  • It is in the child(ren)'s best interest to make a change to that order, and,
  • You are aware of the following two provisions of Arizona law:
    • The court shall not restrict a parent's parenting time rights unless it finds that the parenting time would endanger seriously the child's physical, mental, moral or emotional health. Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) 25-411 (C)
    • The court shall assess attorney fees and costs against a party seeking modification if the court finds that the modification action is vexatious and constitutes harassment. A.R.S. 25-411 (F)
  • You may not use these forms to change custody. Mow called "Legal Decision Making in Arizona).

Warning: If the order you want to change is not from this county, ask a lawyer about the requirements to file your Petition (Request) with this Court.

Please note about step 1: If the children's residence has not changed since the last court order, you will not need the affidavit regarding minor children.

Forms

Petition/Response Packets

  1. Modify Parenting Time and Child Support Disagree Packet (PDF)
  2. Modify Parenting Time and Child Support Disagree Packet (Spanish) (PDF)

Individual Forms - Step 1

  1. Petition to Modify Parenting Time or Parenting Time and Support (PDF)
  2. Petition to Modify Parenting Time or Parenting Time and Support (Spanish) (PDF)
  3. Affidavit Regarding Minor (PDF)
  4. Affidavit Regarding Minor Children (Spanish) (PDF)
  5. Affidavit of Financial Information (PDF)
  6. Affidavit of Financial Information (Spanish) (PDF)
  7. Order to Appear (PDF)
  8. Order to Appear (Spanish) (PDF)

Individual Forms - Step 2

  1. Acceptance of Service (PDF)
  2. Acceptance of Service (Spanish) (PDF)
  3. Affidavit of Service Signature Confirmation (PDF)
  4. Affidavit of Service Signature Confirmation (Spanish) (PDF)

Individual Forms - Step 3

  1. Order Changing Child Visitation or Child Visitation and Support (PDF)
  2. Order Changing Child Visitation or Child Visitation and Support (Spanish) (PDF)
  3. Parenting Plan (to be filed with either Decree, if needed) (PDF)
  4. Parenting Plan (to be filed with either Decree, if needed) (Spanish) (PDF)
  5. Child Support Order (to be filed with either Decree, if needed) (PDF)
  6. Child Support Order (to be filed with either Decree, if needed) (Spanish) (PDF)
  7. Child Support Worksheet (to be filed with either Decree, if needed (PDF)
  8. Child Support Worksheet (to be filed with either Decree, if needed (Spanish) (PDF)
  9. Order Stopping Income Withholding Order (PDF)
  10. Order Stopping Income Withholding Order (Spanish) (PDF)
  11. Income Withholding Order (to be filed with either Decree, if needed) (PDF)
  12. Income Withholding Order (Example only - file the English Form with either Decree, if needed) (Spanish) (PDF)
  13. Income Withholding Order Instructions (instructions only, do not file with Court) (PDF)
  14. Income Withholding Order Instructions (instructions only, do not file with Court) (Spanish) (PDF)
  15. Current Employer (to Be Filed with Either Decree, if Needed) (PDF)
  16. Current Employer (to Be Filed with Either Decree, if Needed) (Spanish) (PDF)