Post-Decree Temporary Orders

Guidelines (With Notice to Other Party)

You may use the forms on this page if the following factors apply to your situation:

  • You have an order for legal decision-making (legal custody), and/or parenting time, visitation (3rd party), signed by a Cochise County Superior Court Judge, AND
  • You already filed a "regular" request for modification of legal decision-making, and/or parenting time, or visitation, OR you will be filing a "regular" request for modification at the same time as this Motion for Temporary Orders, AND
  • You will give the other party proper notice that you filed this Motion for Temporary Orders.

PLEASE NOTE: If the Order you want to change was not signed by a Cochise County Superior Court Judge, there are additional requirements and steps needed before you can ask this Court to change your current Order.

Forms

Step 1

  1. Motion for Post-Decree Temporary Orders with Notice (PDF)
  2. Motion for Post-Decree Temporary Orders with Notice (Spanish) (PDF)
  3. Order to Appear (Temporary Orders) (PDF)
  4. Order to Appear (Temporary Orders) (Spanish) (PDF)
  5. Parenting Plan (to be filed with either Decree, if needed) (PDF)
  6. Parenting Plan (to be filed with either Decree, if needed) (Spanish) (PDF)

Step 2

  1. Acceptance of Service (PDF)
  2. Acceptance of Service (Spanish) (PDF)
  3. Affidavit of Service Signature Confirmation (PDF)
  4. Affidavit of Service Signature Confirmation (Spanish) (PDF)

Guidelines (Without Notice to Other Party)

  • You have already filed, or at the same time you file these papers you will be filing, a "regular" request for modification of Legal Decision Making (Custody) and/or parenting time, and,
  • Someone is about to cause serious, immediate bodily harm to another person, or the health, safety, and welfare of a person is otherwise in serious and immediate jeopardy, and,
  • You can give very specific facts about:
    • What the emergency is,
    • Why the judge should hear your case before everyone else who has been waiting to see a judge,
    • Why the situation is so serious that the Court should take someone's child(ren) away without providing:
      • Advance notice explaining why, or
      • Opportunity for the person to defend his or her rights to the child(ren)

Forms

Step 1

  1. Motion for Post Decree Temporary Order Without Notice (PDF)
  2. Motion for Post Decree Temporary Order Without Notice (Spanish) (PDF)
  3. Post-Decree Temporary Order Without Notice For Modification (PDF)
  4. Post-Decree Temporary Order Without Notice For Modification - Spanish (PDF)

Step 2 - Service if Granted or if a Hearing is Scheduled

  1. Acceptance of Service (PDF)
  2. Acceptance of Service (Spanish) (PDF)
  3. Affidavit of Service Signature Confirmation (PDF)
  4. Affidavit of Service Signature Confirmation (Spanish) (PDF)