4. INFORMATION ABOUT LAWYERS REPRESENTING PARTIES IN THIS CASE.
• Mark the box to indicate you are not represented by a lawyer.
• If you are represented by a lawyer, STOP! Your lawyer has to file the motion.
Information About The Other Party Or His/Her Lawyer.
• If the other party is represented by an lawyer, fill in the information requested
about the lawyer;
• If the other party is not represented by a lawyer, fill in the information requested
about the other party.
5. PREFERENCE FOR TRIAL. In accord with Rule 77 of the Arizona Rules of Family Law
Procedure (ARFLP), your case is given preference by the court if it involves matters of
custody of minor children. If this or some other rule or statute applies that would give
your case priority in scheduling, put an "X" in the box that says “this case is entitled to be
heard before other cases.” If it is not Rule 77 but some other rule or statute, identify or list
it in the space provide.
6. SHORT CASE. Some cases can be heard in an hour or less. If a lawyer has told you or
you are otherwise fairly certain that your case can be heard in an hour or less, check the
box for “yes”; otherwise, check the box for “no” or “not sure.”
7. ESTIMATED LENGTH OF TRIAL. Indicate how long you think the trial will take.
Generally, you may want to request “1 Day” if:
• It is a divorce, paternity or custody trial,
• If you will be having a lot of witnesses, experts, and/or
• if there is an attorney for the other side.
If there are no witnesses other than you and the other party, and you don't have a lot to
tell the judge, you should ask for "2 Hours." The court will decide how much time to
schedule for the trial. If the trial takes longer than the time allowed, the judge can
continue the trial to another date and time.
8. CERTIFICATION OF MAILING OR DELIVERY. You must provide a copy of the Motion
to Set to the judicial officer (Judge or Commissioner) assigned to your case and to every
other party or his/her attorney as well. Check the box to indicate how you will deliver the
judge’s copy and when you will do so. Next, fill in the date the copy for the other party or
his or her attorney will be mailed or delivered, and the address where it is being sent.
9. UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY: Date and sign the motion in the spaces provided.
Signing this motion is a statement to the court that the information you have supplied is
true and correct to the best of your knowledge and belief.
STEP 2: GO TO THE “PROCEDURES” PAGE. After you have filled out the motion, read and
follow the instructions on the page titled “PROCEDURES: WHAT TO DO AFTER YOU HAVE
COMPLETED THE “MOTION TO SET TRIAL DATE”.
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