Arizona Court Forms & Filing Guide
Arizona organizes most self-represented filings through the Supreme Court's Self-Service Center, which pairs each form with step-by-step instructions.
Justice courts and municipal courts handle limited-jurisdiction matters, including small claims. The Superior Court is the general-jurisdiction trial court.
Official Arizona court form and self-help resources
Links verified working against the official Arizona sites in October 2026.
Where Arizona court forms are filed
Court forms belong to the court that will hear the matter, not to the filer's home county alone. In Arizona, start from justice courts and municipal courts handle limited-jurisdiction matters, including small claims, then take the completed forms to the clerk of court for that county — the clerk accepts filings, assigns the case number, and collects the filing fee or a fee-waiver application. Clerks can tell you which forms a case requires, though they cannot fill the forms out for you or say what to argue.
Common categories of Arizona court forms
Most Arizona filings fall into a handful of recurring categories:
- Small claims — simplified pleading, modest limits, and a hearing format designed for people without lawyers.
- Family and domestic relations — divorce, custody, child support and protective-order packets, usually the largest multi-form sets in the library.
- General civil — complaints, answers and motions for money damages or other relief beyond small-claims limits.
- Appeals — notices of appeal and the cover forms for moving a case to the appellate courts.
E-filing in Arizona courts
Arizona requires e-filing in most case types through its e-filing portal, and the Self-Service Center explains how self-represented parties register. Paper filing remains accepted in every court that has not made e-filing mandatory, so ask the clerk which route applies to your case type.
Before you rely on any form
Forms change. Courts revise their official packets regularly, and using a superseded version is one of the most common reasons a clerk rejects a filing. Download the current version from the official Arizona sources above rather than reusing a copy saved to your computer, and confirm fee amounts with the clerk before filing. This page is general procedural information, not legal advice, and creates no attorney-client relationship.