Arizona Revised Statutes
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-405 (2026)
Change of venue by consent
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A superior court may, upon written consent of the parties or their attorneys filed in an action, by an order entered on the minutes, transfer the action for trial to the superior court of another county.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2006–2016 · leading case: Yarbrough v. Montoya-Paez, 147 P.3d 755 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006).
Yarbrough v. Montoya-Paez, 147 P.3d 755 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). “Finally, A.R.S. § 12-405 governs consensual changes of venue.”
Wolford v. Gurule (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “Had Gurule filed petitions to modify all the child support orders simultaneously, and the mother in Pinal County agreed to proceed in Maricopa County, see A.R.S. § 12-405 (“A superior court may, upon written consent of the parties or their attorneys .”
Yarbrough v. Roberts Enter., Dewitt, Avator Holdings (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). “10 prejudice, § 12-406(B)(1); for inconvenience, § 12-406(B)(2); or for “other good and sufficient cause .”
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