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AMEND/CORRECT
MARRIAGE LICENSE
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To Request a Court Order to Correct an
Error on a Marriage License issued
in Maricopa County
FORMS and INSTRUCTIONS
SELF-SERVICE CENTER
APPLICATION FOR COURT ORDER
TO CORRECT A MARRIAGE LICENSE
CHECKLIST
You may use these forms if . . .
You were married in Maricopa County within the State of Arizona, and there is an
error on your marriage license.
You want the Court to issue an Order to correct that error.
You are able to present evidence supporting what you say is the correct
information, AND
You understand that if the evidence you have presented with this Application or
that you bring to court with you is not enough to satisfy the Court:
You may be ordered to return to court with more/other supporting
information, or
Your case may be dismissed and you will not receive a refund of any
court fees.
X YOU MAY NOT USE THIS PACKET TO:
X REQUEST A LEGAL NAME CHANGE,* OR
X CHANGE THE IDENTITY OF EITHER THE BRIDE/GROOM/SPOUSE
ONLY*
* There are separate packets available from the Self-Service Center to request a change of
name.
READ ME: Consulting a lawyer before filing documents with the court may help
prevent unexpected results. A list of lawyers you may hire to advise you on
handling your own case or to perform specific tasks, as well as a list of court-
approved mediators can be found on the Self-Service Center website.
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Law Library Resource Center
APPLICATION FOR COURT ORDER TO CORRECT
A MARRIAGE LICENSE
This packet contains court forms and instructions to file a petition for a Court Order to amend a
Maricopa County marriage license. Items in BOLD are forms that you will need to file with the
Court. Non-bold items are instructions or procedures. Do not copy or file those pages!
Order
File Number
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Pages
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Checklist: “You may use these forms if. . .
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Table of Contents (this page)
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CV10f
“Civil Cover Sheet”
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CVAML11f
“Petition for Court Order to Amend a Marriage License”
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CVAML81f
Court Order to Amend a Maricopa County Marriage License”
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CVAML10p
PROCEDURES: What to do after you have completed all forms
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The documents you have received are copyrighted by the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa
County. You have permission to use them for any lawful purpose. These forms shall not be used
to engage in the unauthorized practice of law. The Court assumes no responsibility and accepts
no liability for actions taken by users of these documents, including reliance on their contents.
The documents are under continual revision and are current only for the day they were received.
It is strongly recommended that you verify on a regular basis that you have the most current
documents.
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Is Interpreter Needed? Yes No
If yes, what language(s):
__________________________________
__________________________________
Plaintiff’s Name(s): (List all) Plaintiff’s Address: Phone #: Email Address:
(List additional Plaintiffs on page two and/or attach a separate sheet).
Defendant’s Name(s): (List All)
(List additional Defendants on page two and/or attach a separate sheet)
RULE 26.2 DISCOVERY TIER OR MONETARY RELIEF CLAIMED:
IMPORTANT: Any case category that has an asterisk (*) MUST have a dollar amount claimed
or Tier selected. State the monetary amount in controversy or place an “X” next to the discovery tier
to which the pleadings allege the case would belong under Rule 26.2.
Amount Claimed $_______________ Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
NATURE OF ACTION
Place an “X” next to the one case category that most accurately describes your primary case. Any
case category that has an asterisk (*) MUST have a dollar amount claimed or Tier selected as
indicated above.
100 TORT MOTOR VEHICLE:
101 Non-Death/Personal Injury*
102 Property Damage*
103 Wrongful Death*
110 TORT NON-MOTOR VEHICLE:
111 Negligence*
112 Product Liability Asbestos*
112 Product Liability Tobacco*
112 Product Liability Toxic/Other*
113 Intentional Tort*
114 Property Damage*
115 Legal Malpractice*
115 Malpractice Other professional*
117 Premises Liability*
118 Slander/Libel/Defamation*
Case No.
_______________
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116 Other (Specify) _______________*
120 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE:
121 Physician M.D.* 123 Hospital*
122 Physician D.O* 124 Other*
130 & 197 CONTRACTS:
131 Account (Open or Stated)*
132 Promissory Note*
133 Foreclosure*
138 Buyer-Plaintiff*
139 Fraud*
134 Other Contract (e.g, Breach of Contract)*
135 Excess Proceeds-Sale*
Construction Defects (Residential/Commercial)*
136 Six to Nineteen Structures*
137 Twenty or More Structures*
197 Credit Card Debt (Maricopa County Filings Only)*
145 & 150-199 OTHER CIVIL CASE TYPES:
156 Eminent Domain/Condemnation*
151 Eviction Actions (Forcible and Special Detainers)*
152 Change of Name
153 Transcript of Judgment
154 Foreign Judgment
158 Quiet Title*
160 Forfeiture*
175 Election Challenge
179 NCC-Employer Sanction Action (A.R.S. §23-212)*
180 Injunction against Workplace Harassment
181 Injunction against Harassment
182 Civil Penalty
186 Water Rights (Not General Stream Adjudication)*
187 Real Property *
145 Special Action against Lower Courts
(See lower court appeal cover sheet in Maricopa)
194 Immigration Enforcement Challenge
(A.R.S. §§1-501, 1-502, 11-1051)
144 & 150-199 UNCLASSIFIED CIVIL:
144 Administrative Review
(See Lower Court Appeal cover sheet in Maricopa)
150 Tax Appeal
(All other tax matters must be filed in the AZ Tax
Court)
155 Declaratory Judgment
157 Habeas Corpus
184 Landlord Tenant Dispute Other*
190 Declaration of Factual Innocence (A.R.S. §12-771)
191 Declaration of Factual Improper Party Status
193 Vulnerable Adult (A.R.S. §46-451)*
165 Tribal Judgment
167 Structured Settlement (A.R.S. §12-2901)
169 Attorney Conservatorships (State Bar)
170 Unauthorized Practice of Law (State Bar)
171 Out-of-State Deposition for Foreign Jurisdiction
172 Secure Attendance of Prisoner
173 Assurance of Discontinuance
174 In-State Deposition for Foreign Jurisdiction
176 Eminent Domain Light Rail Only*
177 Interpleader Automobile Only*
178 Delayed Birth Certificate (A.R.S. §36-333.03)
183 Employment Dispute Discrimination*
185 Employment Dispute Other*
198 Verified Rule 27(a) Petition*
196 Verified Rule 45.2 Petition
195(a) Amendment of Marriage License (Maricopa
County Filings Only)
195(b) Amendment of Birth Certificate
163 Other* _________________________________
(Specify)
Case No.
_______________
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EMERGENCY ORDER SOUGHT
Temporary Restraining Order Provisional Remedy OSC Election Challenge
Employer Sanction Other (Specify) ________________________________________________
COMMERCIAL COURT (Maricopa County Only)
This case is eligible for the Commercial Court under Rule 8.1, and Plaintiff requests assignment of this case to the
Commercial Court. More information on the Commercial Court, including the most recent forms, are available on the
Court’s website at: https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/commercial-court/.
Additional Plaintiff(s):
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Additional Defendant(s):
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Person Filing:
Address (if not protected):
City, State, Zip Code:
Telephone:
Email Address:
Lawyer’s Bar Number:
Representing Self, without a Lawyer or Attorney for Petitioner OR Respondent
I am the Legal Guardian of the adult whose marriage license needs correction
SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA
IN MARICOPA COUNTY
In the matter of
Case Number: CV
APPLICATION TO CORRECT
Person petitioning to correct marriage license
MARRIAGE LICENSE
issued in Maricopa County
Other Spouse
UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY
1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PERSONS whose marriage license needs correction:
FULL CORRECT NAME OF Bride Groom Spouse:
FULL CORRECT NAME OF Bride Groom Spouse:
2. INFORMATION ON THE MARRIAGE LICENSE
A. Marriage License Number:
B. The marriage license contains INCORRECT information for the Bride Groom
Spouse:
Bride’s Groom’s Spouse’s Name appears wrongly as:
Bride’s Groom’s Spouse’s Age appears wrongly as:
Following is the CORRECT information about the Bride Groom Spouse:
I ask that the marriage license be ordered changed as indicated below:
Bride’s Groom’s Spouse’s Name* should appear as listed in “1”, above.
Bride’s Groom’s Spouse’s Age should appear as
* to correct the an error in the name of the Bride Groom Spouse as it appears on
the Marriage License not to change identity.
For Clerk’s Use Only
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C. The marriage license contains INCORRECT information for the Bride Groom
Spouse:
Bride’s Groom’s Spouse’s Name* appears wrongly as:
Bride’s Groom’s Spouse’s Age appears wrongly as:
Following is the CORRECT information about the Bride Groom Spouse:
I ask that the marriage license be ordered changed as indicated below:
Bride’s Groom’s Spouse’s Name* should appear as appears in “1”, above.
Bride’s Groom’s Spouse’s Age should appear as
* to correct the an error in the name of the Bride Groom Spouse as it appears on
the Marriage License not to change identity.
D. The marriage license contains INCORRECT information on the date of marriage:
Date of Marriage appears wrongly as:
Following is the CORRECT information about the date of marriage.
I ask that the marriage license be ordered changed as indicated below:
Date of Marriage should appear as:
REQUEST TO THE COURT:
I request the Clerk of Superior Court be ordered to replace the incorrect information on the subject
marriage license with the correct information as indicated above.
PLEASE NOTE: The correction will NOT replace your existing marriage license, but is
an amendment to it.
OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF APPLICANT
We/I affirm under penalty of perjury the information provided on this document is true and correct.
Date:
Petitioner’s Signature
(Non-Petitioner) Spouse’s Signature
Petitioner’s Printed Name
(Non-Petitioner) Spouse’s Printed Name
STATE OF
COUNTY OF
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me this: by
(date)
.
(notary seal) Deputy Clerk or Notary Public
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SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA
IN MARICOPA COUNTY
In the matter of:
Case Number: CV
Person whose marriage license needs correction
And
ORDER CORRECTING
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Other Spouse
THE COURT FINDS:
1. This case comes before this Court to correct the marriage license of the Petitioner.
2. This Court has jurisdiction to order that the Petitioner’s marriage license be corrected to correct
errors or omissions contained in the original marriage license.
3. Good cause exists to grant the Petitioner correction of the marriage license as requested.
4. The information appears on the Arizona marriage license as follows:
THE PRESENT INFORMATION AS IT APPEARS ON THE SUBJECT MARRIAGE LICENSE:
Marriage License Number:
Bride Groom Spouse: (as it appears on current marriage license)
First Name
Middle
Last Name
Age
Bride Groom Spouse: (as it appears on current marriage license)
First Name
Middle
Last Name
Age
Date of marriage: (as it appears on current marriage license)
Month
Day
Year
THE COURT ORDERS
1.
THE Bride’s Groom’s Spouse’s INFORMATION ON THE MARRIAGE LICENSE
CHANGED TO:
First Name
Middle
Last Name
Age
2.
THE Bride’s Groom’s Spouse’s INFORMATION ON THE MARRIAGE LICENSE
CHANGED TO:
First Name
Middle
Last Name
Age
FOR CLERK’S USE ONLY
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3. THE DATE OF MARRIAGE ON THE LICENSE CHANGED TO:
Month
Day
Year
4. The Clerk of the Superior Court is ordered to correct/amend the marriage license to reflect
the corrected information as ordered above.
PLEASE NOTE: The correction will not replace your existing marriage license, but
is an amendment to it.
5. OTHER ORDERS:
DONE IN OPEN COURT:
Date
Judicial Officer
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SELF-SERVICE CENTER
PROCEDURES: HOW TO FILE FOR A COURT ORDER TO
CORRECT MARRIAGE LICENSE
FOR ALL FORMS: TYPE OR WRITE CLEARLY. USE BLACK INK.
WARNING! These are NOT the proper papers to request a legal name change. This packet will ONLY
serve to request correction of errors that appear on a marriage license issued in Maricopa County.
STEP 1: Fill out the “Application to Correct Marriage Licenseand make 2 copies.
STEP 2: Fill out the top portion of page 1 of the “Civil Cover Sheet”. Write in your name as
“Plaintiff”. On page 2, check box 195(a) for “Amend Marriage License”.
STEP 3: FILE THE PAPERS AT THE COURT:
WHO: Who may file the “Application to Correct Marriage License”?
The person who seeks this change, or his or her attorney.
WHERE:
GO TO THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT TO FILE YOUR PAPERS:
The Court is open from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. You should go to the
Court at least two hours before it closes. You may file your court papers at the
following locations:
The Clerk of the Superior Court
Central Court Building
201 West Jefferson, 1st floor
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
The Clerk of the Superior Court
Southeast Court Facility *
222 East Javelina Avenue, 1st floor
Mesa, Arizona 85210
* You can only file your papers at this
location. Your hearing will be held in
the downtown location.
The Clerk of the Superior Court
Northwest Court Facility *
14264 West Tierra Buena Lane
Surprise, Arizona 85374
* You can only file your papers at
this location. Your hearing will be
held in the downtown location.
The Clerk of the Superior Court
Northeast Regional Court Center *
18380 North 40th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85032
* You can only file your papers at this
location. Your hearing will be held in
the downtown location.
FEES: A list of current fees is available from the Self Service Center website or from the Clerk of Court’s
website.
If you cannot afford the filing fee and/or the fee for having the papers served by the Sheriff or by
publication, you may request a deferral (payment plan) when you file your papers with the Clerk of the
Court. Deferral Applications are available at no charge from the Self-Service Center.
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PAPERS: Hand all three (3) sets of your court papers to the Clerk along with the filing fee.
Make sure the filing clerk stamps both of your copies and returns them to you.
STEP 4: SCHEDULE YOUR HEARING WITH COURT ADMINISTRATION:
At least four business days after you filed your Application to Correct Marriage License,
contact Court Administration to obtain the Commissioner’s Name and the date, time, and
place of your hearing by calling 602-506-3397 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
or 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
STEP 5: ATTEND THE HEARING
The person whose information is to be corrected on the marriage license must be
present at the hearing.
If the information to be corrected is the date of the marriage, the person filing the
Application for Correction must attend.
Both spouses must attend unless the other spouse in incapable of attending.
BRING THESE DOCUMENTS TO YOUR HEARING:
2 copies of Order Correcting Marriage License” for the Judge to sign. One copy
will go in the Court file and the other will be prepared for certification and returned to
you (There is a fee for each certified copy).
Certified Copy of marriage license issued by the Clerk of Superior Court.
Government issued photo identification for any person(s) who are requesting
their information be changed on the marriage license.
Copy of the birth certificate of person(s) requesting his or her information be
changed on the marriage license.
If the other spouse is deceased, a copy of the death certificate.
Prior Name Change orders (if applicable).
NOTE
Make a copy of any documents you submit to the Court and keep those copies for your records.
* To get a certified copy of your court order you will need to present your Judge-signed copy along
with payment to the Filing Counter within 48 hours. If you need additional copies after that time, you will
need to go to the Court’s Customer Service Center at 601 W. Jackson Street in Phoenix.
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