Rule 20 - Form of Documents(a)Caption. The first page of every document filed with the court must contain a caption. A caption details the county, state, parties, and title of the document. Fictitious names are allowed if a party's name is unknown. When the party's true name is discovered, the pleading must be amended accordingly.(b)Document Format. Unless the court orders otherwise, all filed documents-other than a document submitted as an exhibit or attachment to a filing-must be prepared as follows:(1)Text and Background. The text of every document must be black on a plain white background. All documents filed must be single-sided.(2)Type Size and Font. Every typed document must use at least a 13-point type size. The court prefers proportionally spaced serif fonts, such as Times New Roman, Bookman, Century, Garamond, or Book Antiqua, and discourages monospaced or sans serif fonts such as Arial, Helvetica, Courier, or Calibri. Footnotes must be in at least a 13-point type size and must not appear in the space required for the bottom margin.(3)Page Size. Each page of a document must be 8 1/2 by 11 inches.(4)Margins and Page Numbers. Margins must be set as follows: a margin at the top of the first page of not less than 2 inches; a margin at the top of each subsequent page of not less than 1-1/2 inches; a left-hand margin of not less than 1 inch; a right-hand margin of not less than 1/2 inch; and a margin at the bottom of each page of not less than 1/2 inch. Except for the first page, the bottom margin must include a page number.(5)Handwritten Documents. Handwritten documents must be legible.(6)Line Spacing. Typed text must be double-spaced.(7)Originals . Unless filing electronically or when including attachments, only originals may be filed.(8)Court Forms. Printed forms provided by the court or a court-authorized vendor may deviate from the requirements of this rule, but they must be single-sided. Forms provided by the superior court, the Supreme Court, or a court-authorized vendor are deemed to meet the requirements of this rule.(9)Interstate Forms. Forms prescribed by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for use in interstate cases according to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act comply with the requirements of this Rule. Notwithstanding (b)(7), such forms may be copies of the originals. Certified foreign orders or sworn statements of arrears also may be copies if they contain the court's or government body's official seal of authority.(c)Electronically Filed Documents. Arizona Code of Judicial Administration (ACJA) § 1-901 governs the form of electronically filed documents, including the format, file type and size, format of exhibits and attachments, use of hyperlinks and bookmarks, and originals.Ariz. R. Fam. Law. proc. 20
Added Oct. 19, 2005, effective 1/1/2006; amended effective1/1/2019; amended August 24, 2021, effective 1/1/2022; amended December 8, 2022, effective 1/1/2023; amended Aug. 24, 2023, effective 1/1/2024; amended August 22, 2024, effective 8/22/2024.