Filing Counters
Copies of court records and documents
Filing of Family Court matters
Filing of Criminal matters
Filing of Probate matters
Filing of Civil matters
Alternative Filing Services
Forms
Establishing Administrative Boundaries
Filing / Family Court
Locations and hours
Documents may
be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court at our downtown location,
201 W. Jefferson St., or at our Mesa location at 222 E. Javelina, or
at our Northwest Regional Court Center location at 14264 W. Tierra Buena
Lane in Surprise, or at our Northeast Regional Court Center at 18380
N. 40th St., Suite 120, in Phoenix, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. For your convenience, we also offer alternative
filing services for those customers who do not want to stand
in line at the Filing Counter, or who want to file after business hours.
Family Court Forms
Many forms may be obtained online through the Clerk’s
eForms on Demand. Some forms may be obtained at the
Self Service Center.
If You Need Assistance
The Clerk of the Superior Court and the Clerk’s Deputies are prohibited
from practicing law. They may provide the public with information regarding
documents routinely filed with the clerk. If you need advice, please contact
an attorney. If you need assistance in selecting an attorney, call the
Maricopa County Attorney Referral Service at 602.257.4434 or the Maricopa
County Self-Service Center at 602.506.SELF.
Fees
For information on the fees for filing various Family Court documents,
please click here. For additional information,
you may call (602) 506-3762.
Filings / Criminal
Locations and hours
Documents may be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court at our downtown
location, 175 W. Madison in Phoenix, or at our Southeast location,
222 E. Javelina in Mesa, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For
your convenience, we also offer alternative
filing services for those customers who do not want to stand
in line at the Filing Counter, or who want to file after business hours.
Filing to have your civil and/or gun rights restored
To restore your civil rights, you must submit to the Clerk of Court the following information:
1. If you were convicted of a felony, you must provide a copy of your Absolute Discharge Form
provided by the Department of Corrections.
2. You must submit a separate application to restore your civil rights for each case number in
which you were convicted. (For example: If you have three separate criminal case convictions -
you would need to submit three separate applications). You can obtain a copy of the application
in the following ways:
- In the "Forms" section of the Clerk of Court Website. Select "Court Forms", then "e-forms on demand"
and then "Criminal Court Forms." This will allow you to print an application along with an instructional packet.
- Or, you can pick up the application in person at the filing counter at 175 W. Madison in Phoenix,
or 222 E. Javelina in Mesa.
To restore your gun/firearms rights, you must submit to the Clerk of Court the following information:
1. You must submit a "Request to the Court" to request to have your gun/firearms rights restored. In this request, you must tell
the Court why you want your right to possess a gun/firearm restored. Be as specific and as clear as possible. This form is located in the application
listed and can be found at the locations listed above.
2. If you were convicted of a felony, you must provide a copy of your Absolute Discharge form provided by the Department of
Corrections.
Filing criminal appeals
If you wish to appeal the criminal conviction you received in the Superior
Court to the Court of Appeals, the party appealing must file a written
Notice of Appeal with the Clerk’s Office in Superior Court.
For additional information, you may call (602) 506-7775.
Filings / Probate
Locations and hours
Documents may be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court at our downtown
location, 125 W. Washington and at 201 W. Jefferson in Phoenix, or at our Southeast location,
222 E. Javelina in Mesa, or at our Northwest Regional Court Center location
at 14264 W. Tierra Buena Lane in Surprise, or at our Northeast Regional
Court Center at 18380 N. 40th St., Suite 120, in Phoenix, Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For your convenience, we also offer alternative
filing services for those customers who do not want to stand
in line at the Filing Counter, or who want to file after business hours.
Filing a will or probate case
If you wish to file
a will, we recommend that you contact an attorney. If you wish to
file for Informal Probate of a will, you must be named in the will
as Personal Representative, be an heir of the decedent or be a creditor.
If you do not have the original will, you must file a Formal Probate.
The Probate Filing Counter is located at 125 W. Washington St., 1st
floor and at 201 W. Jefferson in Phoenix, or at our Southeast location, 222 E. Javelina in Mesa, or at our Northwest Regional Court Center location
at 14264 W. Tierra Buena Lane in Surprise, or at our Northeast Regional
Court Center at 18380 N. 40th St., Suite 120, in Phoenix, Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Many forms are available online through the Clerk’s eForms
or the Self-Service
Center.
For additional information, you may call (602) 506-3763.
Filing an Affidavit of Real Property or an Affidavit of Personal Property
- To file an Affidavit of Real Property, the following conditions apply:
- Six months must have passed from the date of death;
- You must provide a certified copy of the death certificate,
- A valid original will if there is one;
- The decedents interest must not be valued in excess of $75,000;
- The person entitled to the property must be the one to collect the property by affidavit.
To use an Affidavit of Personal Property, the following conditions apply:
- 30 days must have passed from the date of death;
- The personal property must not be valued in excess of $50,000
- The form is filled out by the person entitled to collect assets.
The Affidavit of Personal Property does not need to be filed with the Clerk of the Court. It is
signed, notarized, and presented to the party holding the asset.
Trust Documents
There is no provision in the Arizona Revised Statutes for the filing of Trust documents with the Superior Court. If you have a Notice of Trust that
you would like to be made public record, you will need to contact the Maricopa County Recorder's Office to inquire about the costs and
procedures for having documents recorded.
Safekeeping of Wills
Arizona no longer has any provisions in the Statutes for the filing of Wills for Safekeeping. If you are inquiring as to whether someone may have
had a Will for safekeeping placed with the Clerk's Office before the change in Statute, please contact 602-506-3763. A Will that is currently in
safekeeping is not public record and can only be released to the person that drew up the Will or an attorney for their estate.
Estates
If you are inquiring as to whether a decedent has an existing probate case, please contact customer service at 602-506-3360.
Claims Against Estates
In order to file a Claim against an estate, you must have a valid probate case number on the document along with an $27.00 filing fee.
Demands for Notice
A Demand may be filed against a decedent's estate by submitting the Demand along with an $27.00 filing fee. A Demand does not have to have
an existing probate number. If you are filing a Demand on an estate not yet filed with the Court, the Probate
Registrar will check all new Informal Probates against the Demand list. When a probate estate has been opened, the Demand will then
be filed into the estate matter. If no case has been opened within 2 years of submitting the Demand, the Demand will be destroyed.
Fees
For information on Probate fees, please click
here.
For additional information, you may call (602) 506-3763.
Filing / Civil
Civil documents may be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court at our
Downtown location, 201 W. Jefferson in Phoenix, or our Southeast location,
222 E. Javelina in Mesa, at our Northwest Regional Court Center location
at 14264 W. Tierra Buena Lane in Surprise, at our Northeast Regional
Court Center at 18380 N. 40th St., Suite 120, in Phoenix, Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For your convenience, we also offer alternative
filing services for those customers who do not want to stand
in line at the Filing Counter, or who want to file after business hours.
Forms for Civil Filings
Some forms are available through the Clerk's eForms on Demand website. Many kits are available at book
stores and stationary stores or look in the Yellow Pages under legal forms. Also, some forms are available through the
Self-Service Center website and the
Self-Service Center location in the various Superior Court locations.
If you choose to prepare your own documents, your documents must conform to the Arizona Rules of Court and Arizona Revised
Statutes. Both books are available at your local library and book stores. You may file in the Justice Court if the monetary
amount is from $2,500 to $10,000. Contact Justice Court Administration at (602) 506-1337 for further information. The blue
pages of the phone book will provide the Justice Court nearest you or go the the
Justice Court website. Anything over $10,000
must be filed in Superior Court.
Responding to a summons
If you have been served with a summons and complaint or petition and
you wish to respond, you must do so in writing. There are time limitations
for responding to a complaint or petition.
For a listing of the
fee to file a response to a civil complaint or petition, please click
here. For additional information,
you may call (602) 506-3360.
Liens
To create a lien, using a judgment from a Justice Court, the County Recorder’s
Office requires a certified copy of the judgment after it has been filed
with the Clerk of Superior Court.
To file your judgment with the Clerk’s Office, you must provide us
with a certified copy of your Justice Court judgment and civil cover
sheet.
For a listing of the fees, please click here or call (602) 506-3360.
Filing an out of state or foreign judgment
Instructions and forms for filing an out of state or foreign judgment are available on the eForms on Demand
website, form #203. you will also need form #204, Civil Cover Sheet. The instructions and forms are also available at the Clerk of Court
filing counters. For additional information, you may call (602) 506-2168 or (602) 506-2137.
Detainers
Before filing a forcible detainer with the Clerk, a seven-day notice
of eviction is required. Neither the Clerk’s Office nor the Superior
Court provides any forms for forcible detainers. Please look in the Yellow
Pages under "legal forms" to find appropriate places to purchase
these forms.
For information on the fee to file a Forcible Detainer in Superior Court,
please click here.
Filing For a Name Change
The Self Service Center can provide you
the name change forms at all Superior Court locations as well as on the website. You may also check your yellow pages under
legal forms for locations to purchase these forms. You will also need a Civil Cover Sheet which is available on the Clerk's Office
eForms on Demand website, form #204.
Filing a Petition for Name Change for a minor is made by the parent or
guardian.
Appealing a civil judgment
If you wish to appeal the civil judgment you received in the Superior
Court to the Court of Appeals, the party appealing must file a written
Notice of Appeal with the Clerk’s Office in Superior Court. A filing
fee is required. A cost bond is required to be posted with the Clerk’s
Office as well as a bond account charge. There are time restrictions
which apply to filing an appeal.
When appealing a judgment from the Justice or City Court, your Notice
of Appeal must be filed in the initiating court. After the appeal is
filed, the fee paid and bond posted, if necessary, the initiating court
will transfer your case to the Superior Court, and the Clerk’s Office
will notify the parties of any fees required within one week.
Establishing Administrative
Boundaries
The following Administrative Orders were issued establishing administrative boundaries for cases assigned within the judicial
districts of Maricopa County.
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