For Clerk’s Use Only SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA MOHAVE COUNTY Case Number: (Name of Petitioner) ORDER AND NOTICE TO ATTEND PARENT INFORMATION PROGRAM CLASS AND (Name of Respondent) THIS IS AN OFFICIAL COURT ORDER. IF YOU FAIL TO OBEY THIS ORDER, 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 Custody or Parenting Time or Child Support Request to Determine Custody or Parenting Time or Support § THE COURT ORDERS pursuant to A.R.S. 25-352: 1. ATTEND CLASS. You must attend and complete the Parent Information Program Class, or if not in Arizona, its equivalent in your state of residence. 2. WITHIN 45 DAYS. Both the Petitioner and the Respondent must complete this class within 45 days from the date the Respondent is served with, or accepts service of, the Petition/Complaint. The Respondent 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. 4. FILE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. Both the Petitioner and the Respondent must each file a “Certificate of Completion” with the Clerk of the Court immediately after completing the class and prior to receiving the final judgment/order/decree in the case. 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. DONE IN OPEN COURT:__________________________ 11/13/09 Page 1 of 2 _______________________________________ Judge/commissioner of the Superior Court American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Case No.______________________________ PARENT INFORMATION PROGRAM NOTICE PARENT INFORMATION PROGRAM – This is a very important document. Read it completely. You and the other parent must attend and complete a class in the PARENT INFORMATION PROGRAM. You do NOT attend the class with the other parent. 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 family courts: divorce, paternity, or custody matters and parenting time. This Notice applies to all parents who file any of the following actions in the Superior Court of Arizona in Mohave County on or after January 1, 1997. (1) dissolution of marriage or legal separation that involves a natural or adopted minor, unemancipated child common to the parties, or (2) paternity with a request that the court determine custody or parenting time or child support, or (3) any other domestic relations/family court cases if attendance is ordered by the court. § WARNING: ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED. (A.R.S. 25-352 AND Administrative Order No. 08-104). ATTENDANCE AT THE PARENT INFORMATION CLASS IS REQUIRED BY LAW AND BY THIS COURT. IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND THE CLASS, THE JUDGE MAY NOT SIGN YOUR PAPERS AND YOU MAY NOT GET THE THINGS YOU ASKED THE COURT TO DO. THE JUDGE MAY ALSO FIND YOU IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. APPROVED PARENT INFORMATION CLASSES IN MOHAVE COUNTY. Contact the Mediation Center at 928-753-0795. REGISTRATION ( sign-up) FOR CLASS. You must sign up for the class in advance. You should sign up for the class as soon as you receive this Notice. There may be a limit on the number of people that can attend each class. That means that YOU MUST CALL TO SIGN UP for the class BEFORE the class is scheduled to start. COST: You are required to pay the provider of the class the fee of $50.00. You must bring your case number and a picture I.D. to the class. CLASS PROCEDURES: You must check in at the class and you must check out of the class. If you do not check in and out, your attendance may not be counted. You must bring picture identification with you. DO NOT BRING CHILDREN TO THE CLASS. A “Certificate of Completion” of the class will be given to you at the end of the class. After you have attended the class and have received the “Certificate of Completion,” you must bring the certificate to the court and file it with the Clerk of the Court. Remember to bring your case number to the class. 11/13/09 Page 2 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com