Name: ___________________________________ Address: _________________________________ City, State, ZIP: ____________________________ Daytime Telephone No: ______________________ Representing Self, Without a Lawyer ARIZONA SUPERIOR COURT, PIMA COUNTY ______________________________________ Case No. _________________ Petitioner/Plaintiff and AFFIDAVIT SHOWING CIRCUMSTANCES WHY SERVICE BY PUBLICATION WAS USED AND ABOUT THE PUBLICATION ______________________________________ Respondent/Defendant (AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ATTACHED) 1. I am the Plaintiff and make this Affidavit to show circumstances why service by publication was used, and to show how service by publication was done, as authorized by the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure (ARCP). 2. Pursuant to ARCP 4.1(n) and 4.2(f), I allege that service by publication is the best means to give notice of this court case to the Defendant because the Defendant is: Avoiding service of process, and I have mailed, postage prepaid, a copy of the Summons, the Petition, and other required papers to the last known address of the Defendant on or before the first date of publication, OR Defendant is a person whose residence is unknown, so I have not mailed copies of the proceedings to the Defendant. 3. The residence and whereabouts of the Defendant is unknown to the Plaintiff, even though the Plaintiff has made a diligent search to find out. This search failed to reveal any information that might lead to knowledge about the Defendant's residence or whereabouts. This is what I did to try to find the Defendant: (explain in detail here everything you did to try to find the Defendant): ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. To the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the Defendant is not in the military service of the United States. 5. The Summons was published in a newspaper in Pima County and in (Defendant’s last known Arizona address) on the following dates. A. / / , B. / / , C. 1 / / , County D. / / . paternityservice-affidavit publication.form Revised 01.03.08 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com 6. A copy of the notice as published and the Affidavit of Publication are attached. 7. I have read this statement and know of my own knowledge that the facts stated herein are true and correct. _____________________________________ Plaintiff SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 20 day of _________________________________, , by ___________________________________________. _______________________________________ Notary Public My Commission Expires: _______________________ AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION: (attach to this page the original of the Affidavit of Service for the newspaper) 2 paternityservice-affidavit publication.form Revised 01.03.08 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com