AZ

Based on 2022 amendments to the law, we did the following in English and Spanish:

• In our Arizona Injunctions Against Harassment section, we revised What is an injunction against harassment? to delete the part of the definition that defined harassment as “any contact if the person is the victim of a crime that was committed by the defendant.”
• In our Arizona Domestic Violence Orders of Protection section, we updated three questions to reflect that permanent orders of protection now last two years instead of one. We also updated What types of protection orders are there? How long do they last? to reflect the fact that emergency orders now last seven calendar days instead of 72 hours.
• In our Arizona Divorce section, we added information to What are the grounds for divorce in Arizona? about how a judge will determine if a marriage is irretrievably broken when both parties agree that it is and when one party disagrees. We also added to Can  I get alimony? the fact that spousal support is only supposed to be ordered only for a period of time and in an amount necessary to enable the receiving spouse to become self-sufficient. (Spanish coming soon!)