Arizona probate, civil and family deadlines

Outer limit for claims (no notice given)

24 months after the date of death

Two years after the decedent's death plus the time remaining in the period commenced by an actual or published notice pursuant to section 14-3801, subsection A or B.

A.R.S. §14-3803(A)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Last day to start probate or appointment proceedings

24 months after the date of death

An informal probate or appointment proceeding or formal testacy or appointment proceeding, ... shall not be commenced more than two years after the decedent's death

A.R.S. §14-3108 · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Information of appointment to heirs and devisees

30 days after the date letters were issued

Not later than thirty days after appointment every personal representative, except any special administrator, shall give information of the appointment to the heirs and devisees

A.R.S. §14-3705 · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Inventory

90 days after the date letters were issued

Within ninety days after his appointment, a personal representative, who is not a special administrator or a successor to another representative who has previously discharged this duty, shall prepare an inventory of property owned by the decedent at the time of his death

A.R.S. §14-3706(A); Ariz. R. Prob. P. 50(a)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Written information after informal probate

30 days after the order admitting the will

On issuance of a statement of informal probate, the applicant must within thirty days give written information to all heirs and devisees of the admission of the will to probate, together with a copy of the will.

A.R.S. §14-3306(B) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Contest of an informally probated will: 12-month limb

12 months after the order admitting the will

may be commenced within the later of twelve months from the informal probate or two years from the decedent's death.

A.R.S. §§14-3108(3), 14-3306(B) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Claims bar after published notice

4 months after the first publication of notice to creditors

notifying creditors of the estate to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of the notice or be forever barred.

A.R.S. §§14-3801(A), 14-3803(A)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Notice to creditors is published "at the time of appointment"

at the time of appointment a personal representative shall publish a notice to creditors once a week for three successive weeks

A.R.S. §14-3801(A) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Known creditors: the later of four months or 60 days from mailing

within four months after the published notice, if notice is given as provided in subsection A, or within sixty days after the mailing or other delivery of the notice, whichever is later, or be forever barred.

A.R.S. §14-3801(B) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Disallowed claims: 60 days from the mailing of the notice

not later than sixty days after the mailing of the notice of disallowance or partial allowance.

A.R.S. §14-3806(A) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Will contest by those who received the information: four months from receipt

is barred from commencing a formal testacy proceeding to contest the probate of the will after four months have elapsed from receipt of the information

A.R.S. §14-3306(B) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

After the closing statement: six months and one year

are barred unless a proceeding to assert the same is commenced within six months after the filing of the closing statement.

A.R.S. §§14-3935, 14-3933(B) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Accounts: none on a schedule outside supervised administration

Unless the personal representative's administration is supervised or the court orders otherwise, the personal representative is not statutorily required to file annual accounts.

Ariz. R. Prob. P. 50(b) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Administrative closure after two years

Two years after a decedent's estate is commenced, the court may issue a notice of impending administrative closure of the estate

Ariz. R. Prob. P. 51(a), (d) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Notice of a hearing on a petition: 14 days

By mailing a copy thereof at least fourteen days before the time set for the hearing by certified or registered mail

A.R.S. §14-1401(A); Ariz. R. Prob. P. 16(e) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Earliest day to file a closing statement: four months

a personal representative may close an estate by filing with the court no earlier than four months after the date of original appointment of a general personal representative for the estate a verified statement

A.R.S. §14-3933(A) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Serve summons and complaint

90 days after the complaint was filed

If a defendant is not served with process within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court--on motion, or on its own after notice to the plaintiff--must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made within a specified time.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 4(i) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Answer due after waiving service

60 days after the waiver request was sent

if it has timely waived service under Rule 4(f), within 60 days after the request for a waiver was sent

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A)(ii); 4.1(c)(3) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Answer due after waiving service (request sent outside the United States)

90 days after the waiver request was sent

or within 90 days after it was sent to the defendant or third-party defendant outside any judicial district of the United States

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A)(ii); 4.2(d)(3) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Answer due (served in Arizona)

20 days after the summons and complaint were served

A defendant or third-party defendant must file and serve an answer or other responsive pleading: ... within 20 days after being served with the summons and complaint, except as otherwise provided in Rules 4.2(d)(3) and (m)

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A)(i) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Answer due (served outside Arizona)

30 days after the summons and complaint were served

a person served outside Arizona under Rule 4.2 must serve a responsive pleading within 30 days after the completion of service.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 4.2(m) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Answer to counterclaim or crossclaim due

20 days after the counterclaim was served

A party must file and serve an answer or other pleading responsive to a counterclaim or crossclaim within 20 days after being served with the pleading that states the counterclaim or crossclaim.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(B); 6(c) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Answer due after a Rule 12 motion is denied or postponed

10 court days after the court decided the motion

if the court denies the motion or postpones its disposition until trial, the responsive pleading must be filed and served within 10 days after notice of the court's action

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(2)(A); 6(a)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Response to amended pleading due

10 court days after the amended pleading was served

an opposing party must answer or otherwise respond to an amended pleading within the time remaining for response to the original pleading or within 10 days after the amended pleading is served, whichever is later, unless the court orders otherwise.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(5); 6(a)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Interrogatory answers and objections due

30 days after the discovery requests were served

the responding party must serve its answers and any objections within 30 days after being served with the interrogatories.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 33(b)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Response to requests for production due

30 days after the discovery requests were served

the party to whom the request is directed must respond in writing within 30 days after being served.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 34(b)(3)(A) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Answers or objections to requests for admission due (otherwise admitted)

30 days after the discovery requests were served

A matter is admitted unless, within 30 days after being served, the party to whom the request is directed serves on the requesting party a written answer or objection addressed to the matter and signed by the party or its attorney.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 36(a)(4) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Response to a motion due (other than summary judgment)

10 court days after the motion was served

Unless a specific rule states otherwise, an opposing party must file any responsive memorandum within 10 days after the motion and supporting memorandum are served

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(3); 6(a)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Response to summary judgment motion due

30 days after the motion was served

An opposing party must file its response and any supporting materials within 30 days after the motion is served.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 56(c)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Last day to file summary judgment motion (no order or local rule sets one)

90 days before trial

A summary judgment motion may not be filed later than the dispositive motion deadline set by the court or local rule, or absent such a deadline, 90 days before the date set for trial.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 56(b)(3) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Last day to disclose without leave of court (no order sets one)

60 days before trial

A party seeking to use information, a witness, or a document that it first disclosed later than the deadline set in a Scheduling Order or a Case Management Order, or--in the absence of such a deadline--60 days before trial, must obtain leave of court by motion.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 26.1(f)(2); 37(c)(4) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Last day to serve an offer of judgment

31 days before trial

An offer of judgment must be made more than 30 days before trial begins.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 68(a)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Motions in limine due (no Trial Management Conference set)

30 days before trial

the parties must file all motions in limine for which pretrial rulings are desired no later than 30 days before either a Trial Management Conference or, if no Trial Management Conference is set, the date of the trial.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 7.2(b) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Last day to file a stipulated jury waiver

30 days before trial

at any time after the action is commenced, but no later than 30 days before the trial is scheduled to begin.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 38(b) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Joint Pretrial Statement due (no Trial Management Conference set)

10 court days before trial

The parties must file the Joint Pretrial Statement no later than 10 days before the date of the Trial Management Conference, or if no conference is scheduled, no later than 10 days before trial.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 16(f)(1); 6(a)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Motion for attorney's fees due (decision resolving all claims)

20 days after the decision was filed

any motion for attorney's fees must be filed within 20 days after the decision is filed, or by such other date as the court may order.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 54(g)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Request for costs due if no fee motion is filed (decision resolving all claims)

20 days after the decision was filed

any request for costs must be filed within 20 days after the decision is filed, or by such other date as the court may order.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 54(f)(2)(A) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law due

15 days after judgment was entered

No later than 15 days after the entry of judgment--or if the trial ends without a verdict or with an incomplete verdict that does not decide an issue raised by the motion, no later than 15 days after the jury was discharged--the movant may file a renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 50(b) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Motion to amend findings due

15 days after judgment was entered

On a party's motion filed no later than 15 days after the entry of judgment, the court may amend its findings--or make additional findings--and may amend the judgment accordingly.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 52(b) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Motion for new trial due

15 days after judgment was entered

A motion for a new trial, along with any supporting affidavits, must be filed no later than 15 days after the entry of judgment.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 59(b)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Motion to alter or amend judgment due

15 days after judgment was entered

A motion to alter or amend a judgment must be filed no later than 15 days after the entry of judgment.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 59(d) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Outer limit for Rule 60(b)(1)-(3) motion

6 months after judgment was entered

A motion under Rule 60(b) must be made within a reasonable time--and for reasons (1), (2), and (3), no more than 6 months after the entry of the judgment or order or date of the proceeding, whichever is later.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 60(c)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Notice of appeal due

30 days after judgment was entered

To appeal a judgment, a party must file a notice of appeal under Rule 8 no later than 30 days after entry of the judgment from which the appeal is taken, except as otherwise provided in this Rule or unless the law provides a different time.

Ariz. R. Civ. App. P. 9(a) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Notice of cross-appeal due

20 days after the first notice of appeal was filed

to cross-appeal a judgment a party must file a notice of cross-appeal under Rule 8 no later than 20 days after appellant's filing of a notice of appeal, or 30 days after entry of the judgment from which the appeal is taken, whichever is later.

Ariz. R. Civ. App. P. 9(b) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Early Meeting and Joint Report: the earlier of two limits

no later than 30 days after a party files an answer or files a motion directed at the complaint, or 120 days after the action commences--whichever occurs first--that party and the plaintiff must meet and confer ... the parties must file a Joint Report and a proposed Scheduling Order no later than 14 days after the Early Meeting.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(1), (c)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Notice of nonparty at fault: 150 days after filing the answer

No later than 150 days after filing its answer, a party must serve on all other parties--and should file with the court--a notice disclosing any person

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(5) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Service by publication is complete 30 days after first publication

Service is complete 30 days after the summons and statement is first published in all newspapers where publication is required.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 4.1(l); 4.2(f) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Default takes effect 10 court days after the application

Default is effective 10 days after an application for entry of default is filed under Rule 55(a)(2). ... The 10-day period begins the day after the application is filed with the court, it does not include Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, and no additional time is added for service by mail.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 55(a)(1), (a)(2)(F) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Reply memoranda run from the response

within 5 days after a responsive memorandum is served, the moving party may file a reply memorandum

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(3); 56(c)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Discovery time runs by tier from the Early Meeting

The time to complete discovery runs from the date of the Early Meeting, subject to the court's power to extend the time for completion of discovery for good cause shown.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 26.2(f); 16(c)(3) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Pretrial statement parts and exhibits count back from the filing date

A plaintiff must deliver its part of the Joint Pretrial Statement to all other parties no later than 20 days before the date the Statement must be filed. All other parties must deliver their part of the Joint Pretrial Statement to all other parties no later than 15 days before the date the Statement must be filed.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 16(f)(1), (f)(3) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Objections to a proposed form of judgment: 5 days

An opposing party not in default may file an objection to the proposed form of judgment within 5 days after it is served.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 58(a)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Appeal of a compulsory arbitration award: 20 days

To appeal an award, a party must file a notice of appeal no later than 20 days after (1) the award is filed or (2) the date on which the notice of decision becomes an award under Rule 76(c), whichever occurs first.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 77(b) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

A judgment is final only if it recites Rule 54(b) or 54(c) language

A judgment as to all claims and parties is not final unless the judgment recites that no further matters remain pending and that the judgment is entered under Rule 54(c).

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 54(c) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Post-judgment motions that restart the appeal time

the time to file a notice of appeal or cross-appeal for all parties begins to run from the entry by the superior court clerk of a signed written order disposing of the last such remaining motion

Ariz. R. Civ. App. P. 9(e)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Post-judgment deadlines extend only under Rule 6(b)(2)

the moving party files the motion within 30 days after the specified time to act expires under these rules or within 7 days after the party received notice of the entry of the judgment or order triggering the time to act under these rules, whichever is earlier

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Enforcement is stayed for 15 days

execution on a judgment and proceedings to enforce it are stayed for 15 days after its entry, unless the court orders otherwise.

Ariz. R. Civ. P. 62(a) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Periods run from entry, not notice of entry

The motion is filed within 30 days after the expiration of the time for appeal, or within 7 days of receipt of the notice of entry of the judgment or order, whichever is earlier

Ariz. R. Civ. App. P. 9(f); Ariz. R. Civ. P. 6(c) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Serve summons and petition

120 days after the petition was filed

If a respondent is not served with process within 120 days after the petition is filed, the court--on motion, or on its own after notice to the petitioner--must dismiss the action without prejudice against that respondent or order that service be made within a specified time.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 40(i) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Response to petition due (served in Arizona)

20 days after the petition was served

A respondent or responding third party who is served under Rule 41 with a summons and petition in Arizona must file and serve a response not later than 20 days after the date that service is complete.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 24.1(b) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Response to petition due (served outside Arizona)

30 days after the petition was served

A respondent or responding third party who is served under Rule 41 with a summons and petition outside Arizona must file and serve a response not later than 30 days after the date that service is complete.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 24.1(c) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Earliest day the court may hear a dissolution or legal separation

60 days after the petition was servedEarliest day, not a last day

The court shall not consider a submission of a motion supported by affidavit or hold a trial or hearing on an application for a decree of dissolution of marriage or legal separation until sixty days after the date of service of process or the date of acceptance of process.

A.R.S. §25-329 · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Response due after ruling on a Rule 29 motion

10 court days after the court decided the motion

a responsive pleading must be filed and served within 10 days after notice of the court's ruling, unless the court sets a different time.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 24.1(e); 4(a)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Response to amended pleading due

10 court days after the amended pleading was served

An opposing party must respond to an amended pleading, if a response is required, within the time remaining for response to the original pleading or within 10 days after the amended pleading is served, whichever is later, unless the court orders otherwise.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 28(a)(4); 4(a)(2), (c) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Interrogatory answers and objections due

40 days after the discovery requests were served

the responding party must serve its answers and any objections within 40 days after being served with the interrogatories.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 60(b)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Response to requests for production due

40 days after the discovery requests were served

the party to whom the request is directed must respond in writing within 40 days after being served with the request

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 62(b)(3)(A) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Response to requests for admission due (otherwise admitted)

40 days after the discovery requests were served

A matter is admitted unless timely denied or objected to. The responding party must serve a response within 40 days after service, or within 40 days after being served with the request

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 64(a)(4) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Response to a motion due (other than summary judgment)

10 court days after the motion was served

Except where otherwise provided in these rules, a response must be filed within 10 days after service of the motion.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 35(a)(3); 4(a)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Response to summary judgment motion due

30 days after the motion was served

An opposing party must file a response and any supporting materials within 30 days after the motion is served.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 79(c)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Rule 2(a) notice requiring the Rules of Evidence

45 days before the hearing

A party must file the notice at least 45 days before the hearing or trial, or by another date set by the court.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 2(a) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Rule 2(a) notice requiring the Rules of Evidence

45 days before trial

A party must file the notice at least 45 days before the hearing or trial, or by another date set by the court.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 2(a) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Last day to file summary judgment motion (no order or local rule sets one)

90 days before trial

A summary judgment motion may not be filed later than the dispositive motion deadline set by the court or local rule, or absent such a deadline, 90 days before the date set for trial.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 79(b)(3) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Last day to disclose trial witnesses (no order sets one)

60 days before trial

The court may not allow a party to call witnesses whom the party did not disclose at least 60 days before trial or by a different deadline ordered by the court.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 49(i) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Last day to disclose expert witnesses (no order sets one)

60 days before trial

The court may not allow a party to call an expert witness whom the party did not disclose at least 60 days before trial or by a different deadline ordered by the court.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 49(j) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Last day to disclose without leave of court (no order sets one)

30 days before trial

A party seeking to use information, a witness, or a document that it first disclosed later than the deadline set in a scheduling order or a case management order, or--in the absence of such a deadline--less than 30 days before trial, must obtain leave of court by motion.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 65(c) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Notice of issues due

20 days before trial

a notice of issues under Rule 76.1(f) 20 days before a trial

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 76.1(b)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Outline of joint pretrial statement due to opposing party

15 days before trial

the party who initiated the action set for hearing must provide their outline for the pretrial statement to the opposing party 15 calendar days before the trial.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 76.1(c)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Exchange portions of joint pretrial statement

8 court days before trial

then, 8 business days or more before the hearing, the parties must exchange their respective portions so that the positions can be merged.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 76.1(c)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Pretrial statement due

5 court days before trial

a pretrial statement 5 days before a trial. ... the pretrial statement will be reviewed by both parties and filed no less than 5 business days before the hearing date.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 76.1(b)(3), (c)(3) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Notice of cross-appeal due

20 days after the first notice of appeal was filed

to cross-appeal a judgment a party must file a notice of cross-appeal under Rule 8 no later than 20 days after appellant's filing of a notice of appeal, or 30 days after entry of the judgment from which the appeal is taken, whichever is later.

Ariz. R. Civ. App. P. 9(b) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Notice of appeal due

30 days after the judgment was entered

To appeal a judgment, a party must file a notice of appeal under Rule 8 no later than 30 days after entry of the judgment from which the appeal is taken, except as otherwise provided in this Rule or unless the law provides a different time.

Ariz. R. Civ. App. P. 9(a) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Motion to alter or amend judgment due

25 days after the judgment was entered

A motion under this rule must be filed not later than 25 days after the entry of judgment under Rule 78(b) or (c).

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 83(c)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Motion to amend findings due

25 days after the judgment was entered

On a party's motion filed not later than 25 days after the entry of judgment, the court may amend or make additional findings, and may amend the judgment accordingly.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 82(b) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Outer limit for Rule 85(b)(1)-(3) motion

6 months after the judgment was entered

A motion under section (b) must be made within a reasonable time--and for the reasons set forth in subparts (b)(1), (2), and (3), no more than 6 months after the entry of the judgment.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 85(c)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Motion for clarification due

6 months after the judgment was entered

A party may file a motion for clarification within 6 months after the entry of the ruling, unless good cause is demonstrated as to why the motion was not filed within that time.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 84(b) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Post-judgment motions that restart the appeal time

the time to file a notice of appeal or cross-appeal for all parties begins to run from the entry by the superior court clerk of a signed written order disposing of the last such remaining motion

Ariz. R. Civ. App. P. 9(e)(1) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Periods run from entry, not notice of entry

The motion is filed within 30 days after the expiration of the time for appeal, or within 7 days of receipt of the notice of entry of the judgment or order, whichever is earlier

Ariz. R. Civ. App. P. 9(f); Ariz. R. Civ. P. 6(c) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Acceptance of service: the response runs from the filing of the acceptance

These periods begin on the date that the signed acceptance is filed with the court.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 24.1(d) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Summary consent decree: 60 days from the joint filing

The court may not enter a final summary consent decree earlier than 60 days after the filing date of the summary consent petition and response.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 45.1(d)(3) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Dismissal when no motion to set is filed in 120 days

If no party has filed a motion to set within 120 days after a petition is filed and served and if the court has not set the matter for trial, hearing, or conference, the court may issue a notice that the matter will be dismissed

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 46(b)(2)(B) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Initial disclosure runs from the first responsive pleading

every party must serve an initial disclosure of information required under sections (d) through (k) not later than 40 days after the filing of the first responsive pleading to a petition.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 49(b)(1), (c) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Service by publication is complete 30 days after first publication

Service is complete 30 days after the summons and statement is first published in all newspapers where publication is required.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 41(m) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Default takes effect 10 court days after the application

A default is effective 10 days after the application for default is filed.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 44(a)(4), (5); 4(a)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Temporary orders: rules amended September 12, 2026

Rules 47, 47.1, 47.2, 48, and 91.5, ... Rules of Family Law Procedure, are amended in accordance with the attachment to this order, effective September 12, 2026.

Ariz. Sup. Ct. Order No. R-26-0009 · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Reply memoranda run from the response

any reply must be filed within 5 days after service of the response.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 35(a)(3); 79(c)(2) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

A Rule 83 motion gets no response until the court orders one

Within 15 days of the filing of a motion under this rule, the court must either summarily deny the motion or set a deadline for a response. ... The response deadline will be 30 days after the entry of an order requiring a response.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 83(c)(2), (c)(4) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

A family judgment is appealable only with Rule 78 language

A judgment as to all claims, issues, and parties is not appealable unless the judgment recites that no further matters remain pending and that the judgment is entered under Rule 78(c).

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 78(c) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule

Post-decree petitions: response 3 days before the hearing

Unless the court orders otherwise, the response must be filed at least 3 days before the scheduled resolution management conference or evidentiary hearing.

Ariz. R. Fam. Law P. 91(l) · Checked 30 October 2026 · Read the rule