Superior Court of Arizona in Pima County Filing Fees and Waivers
6 rules from official source documents
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Filing fees, payment methods, fee waiver requirements, deferrals, and clerk payment rules. This page is scoped to Superior Court of Arizona in Pima County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Answer
The defendant must pay the answer filing fee when filing the answer.
Defendant will be required to file an answer fee at the time of filing the Answer.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 3, 2026CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Final order for joint legal decision making
A final order for joint legal decision-making, including one in a dissolution or legal-separation decree, cannot be entered until the responding party's appearance fee is paid.
A final order for joint legal decision- making, including a decree of dissolution of marriage or legal separation containing such order, may not be entered unless the responding party’s appearance fee has been paid.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Legal forms
Filing fees and copying costs must be paid when filing these legal forms.
The Clerk of the Superior Court has a fee schedule for filing fees that must be paid with the filing of these legal forms and the cost of making copies.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026WARNING
- Applies to
- Opposing party financial affidavit
No filing or appearance fee may be charged for filing the opposing party's financial affidavit unless the law provides otherwise.
No filing or appearance fee may be charged for the filing of the opposing party’s financial affidavit, unless otherwise provided by law.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?
- Applies to
- Complaint
A filing fee must accompany the Complaint
Summary: A filing fee must accompany the complaint, although it may be waived or deferred in extraordinary circumstances.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?
- Applies to
- Legal forms ?
In person - cash, money order, personal check (with driver's license number written in), or credit card. By mail - money order or personal check (with driver's license number written in).
Summary: Acceptable fee payments are cash, money orders, personal checks, and credit cards in person, or money orders and personal checks by mail.
Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Superior Court of Arizona in Pima County?
A fee is required for covered filings. The defendant must pay the answer filing fee when filing the answer.
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