Maricopa County Superior Court Domestic Relations Filing Fees

The Maricopa County Superior Court charges a filing fee by law to file and process documents through the Court.  Below is the schedule of fees that the Court charges.  The Superior Court will defer your Court Costs if you currently do not have the money to pay the filing fee right now. In most cases, the court will give you 90 days to pay. If you are receiving government assistance such as food stamps, the court may waive your filing fees and you will not ever have to pay the filing fees. Discount Divorce Professionals can assist you with a waiver or deferral at no additional cost.

 

FEES / FAMILY COURT

STATUTE

SERVICE

FEE

25-311.01A,B,E

Petition for dissolution of marriage

$276.00

25-311.01A,B,E

Response or initial appearance in dissolution

$231.00

25-311.01A,B,E

Petition for legal separation

$276.00

25-311.01A,B,E

Response or initial appearance in legal 
separation

$231.00

25-303A,B

Petition for annulment

$276.00

25-303A,B

Response to petition for annulment

$231.00

13-3602B.6

Order of protection

n/c

12-407E

Change of venue transmittal fee

$18.00

12-407E

Change of venue to this county

$230.00

12-284A(c)

Petition for domestic relations case for which a fee is not specifically prescribed, such as:

  1. Foreign Judgment for Custody

  2. Establish Support/Custody

  3. Intrastate Orders to This County

$206.00

12-284A(d)

Response for domestic relations case for which a fee is not specifically prescribed, such as:

  1. Foreign Judgment for Custody

  2. Establish Support/Custody

  3. Intrastate Orders to This County

$161.00

12-284A(c)

Petition for domestic relations case for which a fee is not specifically prescribed, such as:

1. Paternity
2. Voluntary Paternity
3. Maternity

$271.00

12-284A(d)

Response to domestic relations case for which a fee is not specifically prescribed, such as:

1. Paternity
2. Voluntary Paternity
3. Maternity

$226.00

12-284A(d)

Post-adjudication petitions including Cross Petitions/Request for Hearings pursuant to Requests for Expedited Services, Child Support Modifications Pursuant to the Guidelines Simplified Procedure, Requests to Modify or Stop an Order of Assignment, Establishment of Child Support (pursuant to A.R.S. 25-502), Motion to Revoke or Suspend Child Support Order, Stop/Modify Order of Assignment, and Expedited Judgment of Arrears

$61.00