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Home » US Law » 2022 Arizona Revised Statutes » Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations » Article 6 - Registration, Enforcement and Modification of Support Order

§ 25-1302 – Procedure to register order for enforcement

25-1302. Procedure to register order for enforcement A. Except as provided in section 25-1336, a support order or income withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by sending the following documents to the appropriate tribunal in this state: 1. A letter of transmittal to the tribunal […]

§ 25-1303 – Effect of registration for enforcement

25-1303. Effect of registration for enforcement A. A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state. B. A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same […]

§ 25-1304 – Choice of law

25-1304. Choice of law A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection D of this section, the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs: 1. The nature, extent, amount and duration of current payments under a registered support order. 2. The computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under […]

§ 25-1305 – Notice of registration of order

25-1305. Notice of registration of order A. When a support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. Notice shall be given by first class or registered mail or by any means of personal service authorized […]

§ 25-1306 – Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order

25-1306. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order A. A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered support order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by section 25-1305. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to […]

§ 25-1307 – Contest of registration or enforcement

25-1307. Contest of registration or enforcement A. A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses: 1. The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party. 2. The order was obtained by fraud. […]

§ 25-1308 – Confirmed order

25-1308. Confirmed order Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and a hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.

§ 25-1310 – Effect of registration for modification

25-1310. Effect of registration for modification A tribunal of this state may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of […]

§ 25-1311 – Modification of child support order of another state

25-1311. Modification of child support order of another state A. If section 25-1313 does not apply, on petition, a tribunal of this state may modify a child support order issued in another state that is registered in this state if, after notice and a hearing, it finds that any of the following is true: 1. […]

§ 25-1312 – Recognition of order modified in another state

25-1312. Recognition of order modified in another state If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the uniform interstate family support act, a tribunal of this state: 1. May enforce the order that was modified only as to […]

§ 25-1314 – Notice to issuing tribunal of modification

25-1314. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification Within thirty days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order and in each tribunal in which the party knows the earlier […]

§ 25-1315 – Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country

25-1315. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country A. Except as provided in section 25-1341, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals […]