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Arizona Civil Legal Needs Community Survey

Civil legal organizations in Arizona are seeking your input to increase their ability to meet the civil legal needs of Arizona's lower income residents. Please complete this survey to assist in improving civil legal services in Arizona.

Encuesta de Necesidades Legales Civiles de Arizona

Las organizaciones legales civiles en Arizona buscan su opinión para aumentar su capacidad de satisfacer las necesidades legales civiles de los residentes de bajos ingresos de Arizona. Por favor complete esta encuesta para ayudar a mejorar los servicios legales civiles en Arizona.

Family Law

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Glossaries

Term Main definition
Family Court

A trial court that has jurisdiction over all family cases, including divorce, child support, parentage, domestic abuse and juvenile cases.

Family Law Commissioner

A judicial officer appointed in the superior court to establish and enforce support orders in IV-D cases.

Federal Parent Locator Service

A national system operated by OCSE for the purpose of searching federal government records to locate parents.

Synonyms - FPLS
Felony

A serious crime, punishable by imprisonment in a state penitentiary. In some cases, the death penalty can be imposed.

Filing Fee

Amount of money charged by the court when a case is started.

Findings

Rulings by a court as to what facts are true.

Synonyms - findings of fact
Follow Regular Schedule

The children follow their regular schedule and celebrate the holiday with the assigned parent who has parenting time on that day or time.

Forcible Entry and Detainer

A special proceeding for returning possession of lands, tenements or other real property to a person who has been wrongfully kept off the land or deprived of use of the land. This is a common proceeding used in landlord/tenant disputes, also known as eviction.

Full Faith & Credit

The constitutional principle which entitles a judgment of the court of one state to recognition and enforcement in a court in another state.

Synonyms - full faith and credit

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