If you want to set a default hearing, you must complete the Application and Affidavit of Default (PDF) and file it with the Clerk of the Court. Before filing the Application and Affidavit of Default, you must be sure service of the Petition for Dissolution was complete, and that the other party did not file a written Response or Answer with the court.
At the time you file the Application and Affidavit of Default with the Clerk of the Court, make sure you have two (2) copies of the Application and Affidavit of Default date-stamped by the Clerk. You must mail or hand-deliver one copy to the other party the day that you filed the Application and Affidavit of Default with the Clerk of the Court. After you have given the other party a copy of the Application and Affidavit of Default you must wait 10 court days.
If the other party still does not file a written Response or Answer in 10 court days, you may be able to request a default hearing date.
To request a default hearing, please submit the Decree Assistance Project Form. Your case will be reviewed to ensure it meets all requirements and you will be contacted by Conciliation Court to schedule a Default Hearing. After submitting the form, if you are not contacted within five business days, please call 520-866-7387 or 520-866-7349. You must have all of the information listed in the form available if you call.