Arizona Order to Attend Parental Education Classes Form

The following form is used by a court of law in the State of Arizona to make a person legally obliged to attend parental education classes.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY 	
 	
 	 	Case Number	 	 	
Name of Petitione	r / Party A	 	 	 	
ORDER AND NOTICE TO ATTEND  PARENT INFORMATION 	
PROGRAM CLASS	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
Name of Respondent	 / Party B	 	 	
 	
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL COURT ORDER.  IF YOU FAIL TO OBEY THIS OR DER,  	
THE COURT MAY FIND YOU IN CONTEMPT OF COURT.  	
 
THE COURT FINDS: 
 
This case involves minor child(ren) and is an action for:  
 	 Dissolution of Marriage;  	
 	 Legal Separation, or  
 Paternity with a Request to Determine Legal Decision- Making Authority (Custody) or Parenting 
Time or Child Support;  
 Request to Determine Legal Decision- Making Authority (Custody) or Parenting T ime or Support. 	
 
THE COURT ORDERS  pursuant to ARS §25- 352: 
 
1.  ATTEND CLAS S.  You must attend and complete the Parent Information Program Class .  
2.  WITHIN 45 DAYS .  Both Party A and Party B  must  complete this class within 45 days from the date the 
Petition  is served.  The Party served with the Petition  must register for and complete the course whether or 
not a “ Response ” or “Answer” to the Petition/Complaint is filed.  	
 	
3.  PAY THE CLASS FEE.  Each party must pay the class fee to the Program Provider.  
*If the court fees in your Family  Department case have been deferred or waived, you ar e eligible to 
have the PIP program fees deferred or waived, respectively.   You must provide documentation of 
your deferral or waiver to the PIP program provider at the time you register for the class.  	
 	
4.  CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.   Upon your completion of the class the provider for the class will e- file a 
certificate with the court indicating that you have completed the class.  Only approved providers will be able 
to e file a certificate.  	
 	
5.  FAILURE TO ATTEND CLASS .  If you file a Petition/Complaint or  “Response” or “Answer”  and do not 
complete the Parent Information Program Class, the judge may not  sign your papers and you may not get 
the things you asked the court to give you. You may also be denied the right to seek modification and/or 
enforcement of the decree/judgment/order until completion of the class. If you are the party required to file 
a Response/Answer and choose not to file a “ Response” or “Answer”, and do not complete the Parent 
Information Program Class,  you may be denied the right to seek modification and/or enforcement of the 
decree/judgment/order until completion of the class.  
 
   Suzanne Cohen      	
  Presiding Judge, Family Department    	
   	
   
   
   
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Case No: _____________________  	
 
 	
PARENT INFORMATION PROGRAM NOTICE  	
 	
ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED  (A.R.S. §25-352 and Administrative Order No. 2013 -020).   You and the 
other parent must attend and complete a class in the PARENT INFORMATION PROGRAM.  As a precaution 
against any type of abuse or harassment, you and the other parent must attend separate classes .  You may 
each take the class from the same agency, but not at the same time.  This is not a parenting skills class.  The 
purpose of the program is to give parents information about how children are affected by matters that involve  
divorce, paternity, legal decis ion-making (custody) and/or  parenting time.  This Notice applies to all parents 
who file any of the following actions .  
 
● Dissolution of marriage or legal separation that involves a natural or adopted mi nor child 
common to the parties  OR  	
 
●   Paternity wit h a request that the court determine legal decision- making authority (custody), 
parenting time or child support, OR  
 
●   Any other domestic relations/family cases if attendance is ordered by the court.  
 
 
IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND THE PARENT INFORMATION CLASS, TH E JUDGE MAY NOT SIGN YOUR 
PAPERS AND YOU MAY NOT GET  WHAT YOU ASKED  FROM THE COURT .  THE JUDGE MAY ALSO 
FIND YOU IN CONTEMPT OF COURT.  
 
NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARENT.   After you file your court papers, you must serve  the Order and Notice on 
the other parent.   If you have questions on how to serve the other parent, the Superior Court Law Library 
Resource Center  locations have forms and instructions available.  
( http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/SuperiorCourt/LawLibraryResourceCenter/index.asp	
). 	
 	
      Central  Court  Building                       Southeast Court Complex           
101  West Jefferson, 1st floor        222 East Javelina Avenue,1st floor      
      Phoenix, Arizona  85003               Mesa, Arizona 85210                  
Northwest Court Complex     Northeast Regional Court Center  
14264 West Tierra Buena Lane    18380 North 40	
th Street  
Surprise, Arizona  85374      Phoenix, AZ   85032  	
 
 
   
APPROVED PARENT INFORMATION PROGRAM  CLASSES IN MARICOPA COUNTY.  You may choose 
which class you want to attend.  The court will not  assign you to attend a specific class.  Court-approved 
provider classes are available in both English and Spanish. Y ou can register for your class by contacting one 
of the providers listed below .  If you wish to be excused from the requirement to take this  class for some 
reason or to take a class from a provider that is not one of the “Approved Parent Information Program 
classes” listed below, you must receive prior authorization from the Judicial Officer assigned to your case.  	
 
 
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COST.  ● UNLESS YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A FEE WAIVER OR DEFERRAL you are required to pay the 
provider of the class the fee (not to exceed)  $50.00.   If the court fees in your Family Department 
case have been waived or deferred, you are also able to obtain a fee wai ver or deferral of the $50 
class fee.    Please contact the provider regarding the required documentation for a waiver or 
deferral . 
  	 	
SPECIAL NEEDS OR ACCOMMODATIONS.   If, due to a disability or language need , you have difficulty finding a 
Parent Information  Program class that can accommodate your needs, please contact Family  Department 
Administration  at 602-506-1561  for assistance.  
 
CLASS PROCEDURES.     ● Arrive a  ten minutes before the start time  
   ● Bring picture Identification, if you don’t present a photo ID, you will not be admitted   
     to the class  
 
  ● Bring your case number  
 
  ● Do not bring children, 
  ● You must check in to the class and check out.  Failure to check in and out of the 
class may result in your attendance not being counted.  
 
 
ONLINE PROCEDURES.    ● Find a time and a place free of distractions  
 
  ● Have your case number and credit card available  
 
  ● Make sure the technical requirements  of the program match your device  
  ● Y ou do not have to take the entire class at once. The computer remembers where 
you left off. You may get more out of the class if you break it up into several 
settings.  	
Families in Transition	 	
Classroom  	 	
480-946-9680  	 	
Espa ñol 602- 451-4046  	 	
http://www.center4families.com	 	
  	
Children In	-Between Online 	 	
https://online.divorce-	
education.com/locale/arizona/maricopa	 	
Niños En Medio En Linea  
https://online.divorce-	
education.com/locale/arizona/maricopa/es	 	
 
 
 
 	
 
  	
AZ Priority Education & Counseling	 	
Classroom  
English/Spanish  
602- 485-1200  
http://www.azpec.com	
 	 
n lin e	Online  
http://azpec.bizvision.com/product/11697	
 	
  	
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