Rule 6.2 - General Relating to Procedurea.Applicability of Other Rules. The provisions of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure apply to proceedings in Family Court only when incorporated by reference in the Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure. Rules 1 through 3 of the Superior Court Local Rules, Maricopa County, except where inconsistent with other provisions of this Rule 6 or the Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure, shall also apply to proceedings in Family Court.b.Motion Copies to Trial Judge. Unless a document is electronically filed, at the time of the filing of the original with the Clerk of the Superior Court a copy of each motion, objection, exception and memorandum shall be presented to the judge of the division to which the case has been assigned or with the Court Administrator if the case has not been assigned. The original of all motions and notices shall show the presentation of a copy of the division to which the case has been assigned.c.Motions to Compel. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, when a motion for an order compelling discovery is brought pursuant to Rule 65(A)(2) of the Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure, the moving party shall set forth, separately from a memorandum of law, the following in separate, distinct, numbered paragraphs:(1) the question propounded, the interrogatory submitted, the designation requested, or the inspection requested;(2) the answer, designation, or response received; and(3) the reason(s) said answer, designation, or response is deficient. The foregoing requirement shall not apply where there has been a complete and total failure to respond to a discovery request or set of discovery requests.
d.Stipulations and Motions; Proposed Forms of Orders.(1) All stipulations shall be accompanied by a proposed form of order or submitted in the form of a stipulated order. Unless the document is electronically filed, the party submitting the stipulation shall include with it copies to be conformed, together with envelopes stamped and addressed to each party who has entered an appearance in the case. If the order is signed, no minute entry shall issue.(2) Unless the document is electronically filed, any motion accompanied by a proposed form of order shall also include with it copies to be conformed, together with envelopes stamped and addressed to each party who has entered an appearance in the case. If the order is signed, no minute entry shall issue.e.Notice of Withdrawal of Attorney of Record. When a judgment, decree, or other appealable order in a Family Court case has become final and is not subject to appeal, and when there are no pending hearings, trials, or other proceedings before the court, an attorney of record who does not intend to continue representing a party shall file a Notice of Withdrawal of Attorney, stating that the attorney will no longer represent the party, and stating the last known address and telephone number of the party who will no longer be represented. The attorney shall provide a copy of the Notice to the party who will no longer be represented, and to all other parties or their attorneys, if they are represented by counsel. Once an attorney has appeared on behalf of a party, that attorney will be deemed attorney of record for that party until such time as the attorney or the party files a Notice of Withdrawal of Attorney of Record as set forth above, and upon filing of such Notice, the attorney shall no longer be deemed attorney of record for that party.Amended July 2, 1981, effective 7/15/1981; 7/7/1983, effective 9/7/1983; 3/21/1989, effective 5/1/1989; 5/16/2001, effective 6/1/2001; 6/12/2013, effective 7/1/2013.