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Arizona pleading paper, filled in for you
Type your details and your text. Get a Word file and a PDF with numbered lines, 13-point type and the margins Arizona's civil rule asks for since January 2026. Free, no sign-up, and nothing leaves your browser.
Just need blank paper? Blank Arizona pleading paper (Word) ·PDF
PleadingReady is a formatting tool, not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. It only lays out the words you type. Check your court’s rules before you file. Google Docs changes the line spacing: file the PDF, or open the Word file in Word or LibreOffice.
What this tool does, and doesn't do
- It lays out your words. Line numbers, margins, the single-spaced first-page caption and page numbers follow Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2.
- It doesn't write, check or suggest anything. It never tells you which document to file or what to say. For that, see your court's self-service centre or law library, or a lawyer.
- Your document stays on your device. The PDF and Word file are made in your browser. We never see what you type. Privacy
PleadingReady is a formatting tool, not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. It only lays out the words you type. Check your court’s rules before you file.
Civil cases only: family court doesn't use numbered lines
Numbered lines come from Arizona's civil rule, Rule 5.2. The family-law rule, Rule 20 of the Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure, asks for black text, at least 13-point type, double spacing and the same margins, but it has no numbered-line requirement. If your case is in family court, you don't need pleading paper. Check the current rule, or ask your court's self-service centre.
The Arizona rules, line by line
| Rule 5.2(a) | First page, single-spaced: your name, address, telephone and the party you are, left of centre from line 1 (attorneys add email and Bar numbers); the court’s title centred on or below line 6; the case title on the left; the case number opposite it; a short description of the document immediately below the case number. |
|---|---|
| Rule 5.2(b)(1)(A) | Black text on white, one side only, with line numbers at double-spaced intervals down the left side of the page. |
| Rule 5.2(b)(1)(B) | Type at least 13 point. Serif fonts such as Times New Roman are preferred; Arial, Helvetica, Courier and Calibri are discouraged. |
| Rule 5.2(b)(1)(C) | Paper size 8½ × 11 inches. |
| Rule 5.2(b)(1)(D) | Since 1 January 2026: margins at least 1 inch top and bottom, and between 1 and 1½ inches on each side. Page numbers in the bottom margin of every page except the first. |
| Rule 5.2(b)(1)(F) | Text double-spaced, no more than 28 lines a page. Headings, quotations and footnotes may be single-spaced. |
| Rule 5.2(c)(1)(A) | E-filed documents: text-searchable PDF (preferred), .odt or .docx. Proposed orders must be .odt or .docx, editable, with no password. |
Read on azcourts.gov and the Arizona Supreme Court rules forum on October 29, 2026.
New margins since 1 January 2026
The Arizona Supreme Court changed Rule 5.2's margins from 1 January 2026 (order R-25-0037). The old rule asked for a 2-inch top margin on the first page, 1½ inches on later pages and a ½-inch right margin. The new rule asks for at least 1 inch at the top and bottom of every page and between 1 and 1½ inches on each side. Many older templates still use the old margins.
How we read "double-spaced"
Rule 5.2 asks for double spacing and numbers at double-spaced intervals, with no more than 28 lines a page, but doesn’t define double spacing. We use lines 26 points apart (twice the 13-point type), which fits 24 numbered lines between the 1-inch top and bottom margins. The caption at the top of page 1 is single-spaced, as rule 5.2(a) asks, so two caption lines sit beside each number there.
Word, PDF or Google Docs?
- PDF: ready to print or e-file. Rule 5.2(c) prefers a text-searchable PDF, and ours is real text with the font built in.
- Word (.docx): the numbers sit in a fixed column at the left, at double-spaced intervals, so the single-spaced caption doesn't change them. Works in Microsoft Word and LibreOffice. Rule 5.2(c) asks for proposed orders in an editable .docx or .odt.
- Google Docs: doesn't keep the number column in place. Use the PDF, or open the Word file in Word or LibreOffice.
The court's name
The tool fills in "IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA / IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF …", the wording used on Maricopa County Superior Court orders. Some courts' own forms word it differently, so check papers from your court and change the two lines if needed.
Official sources
- Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure (Arizona Supreme Court rules forum, PDF)
- Order R-25-0037 amending Rule 5.2 margins, effective 1 January 2026 (azcourts.gov, PDF)
- Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure, Rule 20 (rules forum appendix, PDF)
Rules change. If something here no longer matches the official text, please tell us.