Arizona § 25-1334 Initiation by department of economic security of support proceeding under convention

Arizona Statutes

§ 25-1334 — Initiation by department of economic security of support proceeding under convention

Arizona § 25-1334

Title 25Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 9UNIFORM INTERESTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

Art. 7Support Proceeding Under Convention

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-1334 (2026).

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A.In a support proceeding under this article, the department of economic security shall do both of the following:

1.Transmit and receive applications.

2.Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.

B.The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the convention:

1.Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order.

2.Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state.

3.Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, a determination of parentage of a child.

4.Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under section 25-1338, subsection B, paragraph 2, 4 or 9.

5.Modification

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A. In a support proceeding under this article, the department of economic security shall do both of the following:

1. Transmit and receive applications.

2. Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.

B. The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the convention:

1. Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order.

2. Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state.

3. Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, a determination of parentage of a child.

4. Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under section 25-1338, subsection B, paragraph 2, 4 or 9.

5. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state.

6. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

C. The following support proceedings are available under the convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order:

1. Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state.

2. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state.

3. Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

D. A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the convention.