Maricopa Cnty. Clerk Super. Ct. Family Filing

You can file family law case documents with the Clerk of the Superior Court online, by mail or at one of our filing counter locations. Please note: Clerks are committed to assisting you in the Superior Court, however; to ensure fairness, clerks cannot give legal advice

eFiling of non-case initiating family law documents is mandatory for attorneys pursuant to Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Order 2021-183. eFiling for case initiating family law documents is mandatory for attorneys as of June 1, 2022.

Family Case Filing Options

Superior Court eFiling

The Arizona Judicial Branch offers the ability to eFile subsequent and case initiating family court documents for Maricopa County. You can learn more about eFiling in Family Law Cases here.

Filing hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 am- 5:00 pm. You can also make a file counter appointment for filing family case documents at either of the following facility locations.

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 for those who wish to file after business hours.

Most documents may be filed with the Clerk of Superior Court at any of the following locations:

201 W. Jefferson St.

Phoenix, AZ 85003

222 E. Javelina

Mesa, AZ 85210

14264 W. Tierra Buena Lane

Surprise, AZ 85374

18380 N. 40th St., Suite 120

Phoenix, AZ 85032

Mailing Instructions

Please include original documents, copies, and a self-addressed stamped envelope so that the Office can mail copies back to you. The Clerk's office will conform (copy stamp) up to five copies of new case filings and up to three copies of subsequent filings. Include the name, address and phone number of the filing party in the upper left corner of all documents. Documents can be sent via the United States Postal Service or a third-party commercial carrier.

The date of filing will be the date the documents are received by the Clerk's Office.

Fees

All applicable fees must be included with the documents to be filed. For information on the fees for filing various documents, please visit our fees page. Either money order with signature and address or business check made payable to the "Clerk of the Court" are accepted for payment. Payments may also be made by Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.

NO PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED. A business check will only be accepted if it matches the business name of a party in the case or if submitted from a law firm, process server/runner service or certified document preparer.

For Family Court filings, please send the documents to:

Clerk of the Superior Court's Office

Family Court File Counter

201 W. Jefferson,

Phoenix, AZ 85003

The Clerk of the Court's Office offers four external filing depository boxes, which are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. See all locations.