Name of Person Filing Document: Your Address: Your City, State, Zip code: Your Telephone Number: ATLAS Number (if applicable): Attorney Bar Number (if applicable): Representing Self (Without a Lawyer) OR Attorney for Petitioner OR Respondent FOR CLERK'S USE ONLY SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY In the Matter of Case Number: Name of Petitioner/Plaintiff DECLARATION SUPPORTING PUBLICATION A.R.C.P. 4.1, 4.2, A.R.F.L.P. 41, 42 Name of Respondent/Defendant UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY I make this declaration to inform the Court why service by publication was necessary, and to show how service by publication was done. 1. SERVICE BY PUBLICATION is the best way to notify the other party of this court case because the other party is: Avoiding service of process, or The residence and location of the persons to whom notice was given by publication is unknown to me. I have made every reasonable effort to find those persons but despite a diligent search have been unable to find an address or location and to have the court papers personally served. Note: If the Court is not satisfied that you have made every reasonable effort to locate the other party, you may be required to take additional steps adding delay and expense to your case, including being required to publish notice again.) 2. I TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS BEFORE RESORTING TO PUBLICATION: I mailed, postage prepaid, a copy of the following legal documents to the last known address of the person(s) entitled to notice on or before the first date of publication:* (List title of each document and the address mailed to below.) Name & Address Mailed to: (continues) � Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County ALL RIGHTS RESERVED GN25f-060412 Page 1 of 4 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Case No.___________________ OR I do not know and have never known of ANY address for the other party. He or she never lived at my address, and I have not mailed copies of the court papers.* * IF the person entitled to Notice put in a mail forwarding order, mailing to the last known address (even if this is your address and you know the person is no longer there) should result in delivery of the court papers. IF the person entitled to Notice did NOT put in a mail forwarding order, and the mail is returned to you as "Undeliverable", this may be helpful in demonstrating your good faith, reasonable efforts to have notice delivered. I also sent scanned copies of the documents to the other party's email address at: (address) on (date): * I took the following actions to try to locate the other party: (Check all that apply. Supply details.) Checked the jail in Maricopa County and/or: Checked state prisons (Dept. of Corrections) in Arizona and/or: Checked phone directories Checked obituaries at: (List where) Searched the Internet* at: (Check all that apply. List others.) Windows Live (Live.com) Other Internet sites (List):* LinkedIn.com Facebook Spokeo.com MySpace Friendster.com Checked court records at: Contacted Post Office for forwarding address information. * I UNDERSTAND: 1. I UNDERSTAND searching online and emailing alone are not enough to justify service by publication; 2. I UNDERSTAND If these are the only efforts i made to locate and actually serve notice, the court will not approve service by publication, and: a. My case will be delayed, b. Could be dismissed, and c. I may have to take additional steps at my own expense, including having to publish notice again; 3. I UNDERSTAND that if my case is dismissed for failure to properly serve notice within the time limits set by law: a. I will not get a refund of any fees paid, b. I may have to start over, fill out all forms, and file the forms again, and c. I may have to pay all fees, including filing fees and cost of publication again. SIGN BELOW to indicate you have read and understand the above. ____________________________________________________________ (Your Signature) ____________________________________________________________ (Your Printed Name) � Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County ALL RIGHTS RESERVED GN25f-060412 Page 2 of 4 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Case No. I contacted the persons listed below to try to get information about the location of the other party: Name: Last Known Address: How I contacted this person: Relationship to Other Party: Examples: friend, ex-wife, parent, brother, roommate, co-worker, employer) Name: Last Known Address: How I contacted this person: Relationship to Other Party: Name: Last Known Address: How I contacted this person: Relationship to Other Party: Name: Last Known Address: How I contacted this person: Relationship to Other Party: Name: Last Known Address: How I contacted this person: Relationship to Other Party: 3. MILITARY STATUS OF OTHER PARTY: To the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, the other party is not in the military service of the United States. � Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County ALL RIGHTS RESERVED GN25f-060412 Page 3 of 4 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Case No. 4. PUBLICATION INFORMATION: The following documents were published in a newspaper in the county where my case is pending. (List title/name of each document. Example: Petition, Summons) The documents above were published on the following dates: A. Month/Date/Year B. Month/Date/Year C. Month/Date/Year D. Month/Date/Year AND/OR The documents above were published in a newspaper in the Arizona county of the other party's last known address, County, or if no newspaper is published in that county, in adjoining County, and neither is the county in which my case is pending. The documents above were published on the following dates: A. Month/Date/Year B. Month/Date/Year C. Month/Date/Year D. Month/Date/Year 5. (REQUIRED) A copy of the "Affidavit of Publication" and the actual Notice that was published is attached. (The newspaper will send this to you after the last Notice has been published.) UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY By signing below, I declare to the Court that I read, understood, and completed this document, and the information I have provided is true and correct under penalty of perjury. Date Signature Printed Name (Attach the AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION supplied by the newspaper that published Notice.) � Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County ALL RIGHTS RESERVED GN25f-060412 Page 4 of 4 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com