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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1257 - Communications between tribunals

25-1257.
Communications between tribunals
A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record or by telephone,  e-mail or other means to obtain information concerning the laws,  the legal effect of a judgment,  decree or order of that tribunal and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of this state may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal outside this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1259 - Receipt and disbursement of payments

25-1259.
Receipt and disbursement of payments
A. A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this state shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order,  as directed by the order. The agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state or a foreign country a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amounts and dates of all payments received.
B. If neither the obligor,  the obligee who is an individual nor the child resides in this state,  on request from the support enforcement agency of this state or another state,  a tribunal of this state shall:
1. Direct that the support payment be made to the support enforcement agency in the state in which the obligee is receiving services.
2. Issue and send to the obligor's employer a conforming income withholding order or an administrative notice of change of payee,  reflecting the redirected payments.
C. The support enforcement agency of this state receiving redirected payments from another state pursuant to a law similar to subsection B shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of the other state a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amount and dates of all payments received.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1271 - Establishment of support order

25-1271.
Establishment of support order
A. If a support order entitled to recognition under this chapter has not been issued,  a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if either:
1. The individual seeking the order resides outside this state.
2. The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this state.
B. The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if the tribunal determines that such an order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay is:
1. A presumed father of the child.
2. Petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated.
3. Identified as the father of the child through genetic testing.
4. An alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing.
5. Shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child.
6. An acknowledged father as provided pursuant to section 36-334.
7. The mother of the child.
8. An individual who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous proceeding and the order has not been reversed or vacated.
C. On finding,  after notice and an opportunity to be heard,  that an obligor owes a duty of support,  the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders pursuant to section 25-1245.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1272 - Proceeding to determine parentage of a child

25-1272.
Proceeding to determine parentage of a child
A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine the parentage of a child brought under this chapter or a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1281 - Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another state

25-1281.
Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another state
An income withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee or by the support enforcement agency to the person defined as the obligor's employer under the income withholding laws of this state without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1282 - Employer's compliance with income withholding order of another state

25-1282.
Employer's compliance with income withholding order of another state
A. On receipt of an income withholding order,  the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor.
B. The employer shall treat an income withholding order issued in another state that appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this state.
C. Except as provided by subsection D of this section and section 25-1283,  the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with the terms of the order that specify:
1. The duration and the amount of periodic payments of current child support,  stated as a sum certain.
2. The person designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded.
3. Medical support,  whether in the form of periodic cash payment,  stated as a sum certain,  or ordering the obligor to provide health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor's employment.
4. The amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency,  the issuing tribunal and the obligee's attorney,  stated as sums certain.
5. The amount of periodic payments of arrears and interest on arrears,  stated as sums certain.
D. The employer shall comply with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment for withholding from income with respect to:
1. The employer's fee for processing an income withholding order.
2. The maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor's income.
3. The time within which the employer shall implement the withholding order and forward the child support payment.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1283 - Employer's compliance with two or more income withholding orders

25-1283.
Employer's compliance with two or more income withholding orders
If the obligor's employer receives two or more orders to withhold support from the earnings,  income,  entitlements or other monies of the same obligor,  the employer is deemed to have satisfied the terms of the orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating income withheld for two or more child support obligees.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1285 - Penalties for noncompliance

25-1285.
Penalties for noncompliance
An employer that wilfully fails to comply with an income withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1286 - Contest by obligor

25-1286.
Contest by obligor
A. An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in article 6 of this chapter or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state.
B. The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:
1. A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee.
2. Each employer that has directly received an income withholding order.
3. The person designated in the income withholding order to receive payments,  or if no person is designated,  to the obligee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1287 - Administrative enforcement of orders

25-1287.
Administrative enforcement of orders
A. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income withholding order,  or both,  issued in another state or a foreign support order may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this state.
B. On receipt of the documents,  the support enforcement agency,  without initially seeking to register the order,  shall consider and,  if appropriate,  use any administrative procedure authorized by the laws of this state to enforce a support order or an income withholding order,  or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement,  the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order,  the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 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 requesting registration and enforcement.
2. Two copies,  including one certified copy,  of the order to be registered,  including any modification of the order.
3. A sworn statement by the person requesting registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage.
4. The name of the obligor and,  if known:
(a) The obligor's address and social security number. The obligor's social security number may be redacted and filed separately pursuant to section 25-501,  subsection G.
(b) The name and address of the obligor's employer and any other source of income of the obligor.
(c) A description and the location of property of the obligor in this state not exempt from execution.
5. Except as otherwise provided in section 25-1252,  the name and address of the obligee and,  if applicable,  the person to whom support payments are to be remitted.
B. On receipt of a request for registration,  the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order,  together with one copy of the documents and information,  regardless of their form.
C. A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must be affirmatively sought under other law of this state may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for the remedy sought.
D. If two or more orders are in effect,  the person requesting registration shall:
1. Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in this section.
2. Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order,  if any.
3. Specify the amount of consolidated arrears,  if any.
E. A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The person requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 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 manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.
C. Except as otherwise provided in this article,  a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce,  but may not modify,  a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 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 the support order.
3. The existence and satisfaction of other obligations under the support order.
B. In a proceeding for arrears under a registered support order,  the statute of limitation of this state or of the issuing state or foreign country,  whichever is longer,  applies.
C. A responding tribunal of this state shall apply the procedures and remedies of this state to enforce current support and collect arrears and interest due on a support order of another state or a foreign country registered in this state.
D. After a tribunal of this or another state determines which is the controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrears,  if any,  a tribunal of this state shall prospectively apply the law of the state or foreign country issuing the controlling order,  including its law on interest on arrears,  on current and future support and on consolidated arrears.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 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 by the law of this state. The notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.
B. A notice shall inform the nonregistering party:
1. That a registered order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.
2. That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within twenty days after the date of mailing or personal service of the notice,  unless the registered order is under section 25-1337.
3. That failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages and precludes further contest of that order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted.
4. Of the amount of any alleged arrearages.
C. If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are in effect,  a notice must also:
1. Identify the two or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears,  if any.
2. Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order.
3. State that the procedures provided in subsection B of this section apply to the determination of which is the controlling order.
4. State that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order.
D. On registration of an income withholding order for enforcement,  the support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall serve the obligor's employer with a wage assignment subject to the provisions of section 25-504 or 25-506.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 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 an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order or to contest the remedies being sought or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to section 25-1307.
B. If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order in a timely manner,  the order is confirmed by operation of law.
C. If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order,  the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for a hearing and give notice to the parties by first class mail of the date,  time and place of the hearing.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 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.
3. The order has been vacated,  suspended or modified by a later order.
4. The issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal.
5. There is a defense under the law of this state to the remedy sought.
6. Full or partial payment has been made.
7. The statute of limitation applicable under section 25-1304 precludes enforcement of some or all of the alleged arrearages.
8. The alleged controlling order is not the controlling order.
B. If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under subsection A of this section,  a tribunal may stay enforcement of a registered support order,  continue the proceeding to permit production of additional relevant evidence and issue other appropriate orders. An uncontested portion of the registered support order may be enforced by all remedies available under the laws of this state.
C. If the contesting party does not establish a defense under subsection A of this section to the validity or enforcement of a registered support order,  the registering tribunal shall issue an order confirming the order.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1309 - Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification

25-1309.
Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification
A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify,  or to modify and enforce,  a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in this state in the same manner as provided in sections 25-1301,  25-1302,  25-1303,  25-1304,  25-1305,  25-1306,  25-1307 and 25-1308 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration or later. The pleading shall specify the grounds for modification.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 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 section 25-1311 or 25-1313 have been met.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 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. The following requirements are met:
(a) Neither the child,  the obligee who is an individual nor the obligor resides in the issuing state.
(b) A petitioner who is a nonresident of this state seeks modification.
(c) The respondent is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state.
2. This state is the residence of the child,  or a party who is an individual is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state,  and all of the parties who are individuals have filed consents in a record in the issuing tribunal for a tribunal of this state to modify the support order and assume continuing,  exclusive jurisdiction.
B. Modification of a registered child support order is subject to the same requirements,  procedures and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a tribunal of this state,  and the order may be enforced and satisfied in the same manner.
C. A tribunal of this state may not modify any aspect of a child support order that may not be modified under the laws of the issuing state,  including the duration of the obligation of support. If two or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and same child,  the order that controls and must be recognized under section 25-1227 establishes the aspects of the support order that are nonmodifiable.
D. In a proceeding to modify a child support order,  the law of the state that is determined to have issued the initial controlling order governs the duration of the obligation of support. The obligor's fulfillment of the duty of support established by that order precludes imposition of a further obligation of support by a tribunal of this state.
E. On issuance of an order by a tribunal of this state modifying a child support order issued in another state,  the tribunal of this state becomes the tribunal having continuing,  exclusive jurisdiction.
F. Notwithstanding this section and section 25-1221,  subsection B,  a tribunal of this state retains jurisdiction to modify an order issued by a tribunal of this state if both of the following are true:
1. One party resides in another state.
2. The other party resides outside the United States.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 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 arrears and interest accruing before the modification.
2. May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order that occurred before the effective date of the modification.
3. Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state,  on registration,  for the purpose of enforcement.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1313 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state if individual parties reside in this state

25-1313.
Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state if individual parties reside in this state
A. If all of the individual parties reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state,  a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.
B. A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction as provided in this section shall apply the provisions of this article and articles 1 and 2 of this chapter to the enforcement or modification proceeding. Articles 3,  4,  5,  7 and 8 of this chapter do not apply,  and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive laws of this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 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 order has been registered. A party that obtains the order and fails to file a certified copy is subject to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises. The failure to file does not affect the validity or enforceability of the modified order of the new tribunal of continuing,  exclusive jurisdiction.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 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 subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to section 25-1311 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.
B. An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1316 - Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification

25-1316.
Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification
A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify,  or to modify and enforce,  a foreign child support order not under the convention may register that order in this state in the same manner as provided in sections 25-1301,  25-1302,  25-1303,  25-1304,  25-1305,  25-1306,  25-1307 and 25-1308 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration,  or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1331 - Definitions

25-1331.
Definitions
In this article:
1. " Application"  means a request under the convention by an obligee or obligor,  or on behalf of a child,  made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority.
2. " Central authority"  means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in section 25-1202,  paragraph 5,  subdivision (d) to perform the functions specified in the convention.
3. " Convention support order"  means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in section 25-1202,  paragraph 5,  subdivision (d).
4. " Direct request"  means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee,  obligor or child residing outside the United States.
5. " Foreign central authority"  means the entity designated by a foreign country described in section 25-1202 to perform the functions specified in the convention.
6. " Foreign support agreement" :
(a) Means an agreement for support in a record to which all of the following apply:
(i) It is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin.
(ii) It has been formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal or authenticated by,  or concluded,  registered or filed with,  a foreign tribunal.
(iii) It may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal.
(b) Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the convention.
7. " United States central authority"  means the secretary of the United States department of health and human services.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1332 - Applicability

25-1332.
Applicability
This article applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding,  if a provision of this article is inconsistent with articles 1,  2,  3,  4,  5 and 6 of this chapter,  this article controls.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1334 - Initiation by department of economic security of support proceeding under convention

25-1334.
Initiation by department of economic security of support proceeding under convention
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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1335 - Direct request

25-1335.
Direct request
A. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding,  the law of this state applies.
B. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding,  sections 25-1336,  25-1337,  25-1338,  25-1339,  25-1340,  25-1341,  25-1342 and 25-1343 apply.
C. In a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a convention support order or foreign support agreement:
1. A security,  bond or deposit is not required to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses.
2. An obligee or obligor that in the issuing country has benefited from free legal assistance is entitled to benefit,  at least to the same extent,  from any free legal assistance provided for by the law of this state under the same circumstances.
D. A petitioner filing a direct request is not entitled to assistance from the department of economic security.
E. This article does not prevent the application of laws of this state that provide simplified,  more expeditious rules regarding a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order or foreign support agreement.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1336 - Registration of convention support order

25-1336.
Registration of convention support order
A. Except as otherwise provided in this article,  a party who is an individual or that is a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in article 6 of this chapter.
B. Notwithstanding section 25-1251 and section 25-1302,  subsection A,  a request for registration of a convention support order must be accompanied by all of the following:
1. A complete text of the support order or an abstract or extract of the support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal,  which may be in the form recommended by the Hague conference on private international law.
2. A record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country.
3. If the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in the issuing country,  a record attesting,  as appropriate,  either that the respondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal.
4. A record showing the amount of arrears,  if any,  and the date the amount was calculated.
5. A record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of support,  if any,  and the information necessary to make the appropriate calculations.
6. If necessary,  a record showing the extent to which the applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country.
C. A request for registration of a convention support order may seek recognition and partial enforcement of the order.
D. A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a convention support order without the filing of a contest under section 25-1337 only if,  acting on its own motion,  the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.
E. The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a convention support order.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1337 - Contest of registered convention support order

25-1337.
Contest of registered convention support order
A. Except as otherwise provided in this article,  sections 25-1305,  25-1306,  25-1307 and 25-1308 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order.
B. A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest not later than thirty days after the date of mailing or personal service of the notice of the registration,  but if the contesting party does not reside in the United States,  the contesting party shall file the contest not later than sixty days after the date of mailing or personal service of the notice of the registration.
C. If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered convention support order by the time specified in subsection B of this section,  the order is enforceable.
D. A contest of a registered convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in section 25-1338. The contesting party bears the burden of proof.
E. In a contest of a registered convention support order,  a tribunal of this state:
1. Is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction.
2. May not review the merits of the order.
F. A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.
G. A challenge or appeal,  if any,  does not stay the enforcement of a convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1338 - Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order

25-1338.
Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section,  a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered convention support order.
B. The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered convention support order:
1. Recognition and enforcement of the order is manifestly incompatible with public policy,  including the failure of the issuing tribunal to observe minimum standards of due process,  which include notice and an opportunity to be heard.
2. The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction consistent with section 25-1221.
3. The order is not enforceable in the issuing country.
4. The order was obtained by fraud in connection with a matter of procedure.
5. A record transmitted under section 25-1336 lacks authenticity or integrity.
6. A proceeding between the same parties and having the same purpose is pending before a tribunal of this state and that proceeding was the first to be filed.
7. The order is incompatible with a more recent support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose if the more recent support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state.
8. Payment,  to the extent alleged arrears have been paid in whole or in part.
9. In a case in which the respondent did not appear or was not represented in the proceeding in the issuing foreign country:
(a) If the law of that country provides for prior notice of proceedings,  the respondent did not have proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard.
(b) If the law of that country does not provide for prior notice of the proceedings,  the respondent did not have proper notice of the order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal.
10. The order was made in violation of section 25-1341.
C. If a tribunal of this state does not recognize a convention support order under subsection B,  paragraph 2,  4 or 9 of this section:
1. The tribunal may not dismiss the proceeding without allowing a reasonable time for a party to request the establishment of a new convention support order.
2. The department of economic security shall take all appropriate measures to request a child support order for the obligee if the application for recognition and enforcement was received under section 25-1334.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1340 - Foreign support agreement

25-1340.
Foreign support agreement
A. Except as provided in subsections C and D of this section,  a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.
B. An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by both of the following:
1. A complete text of the foreign support agreement.
2. A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.
C. A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if,  acting on its own motion,  the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.
D. In a contest of a foreign support agreement,  a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds any of the following:
1. Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy.
2. The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification.
3. The agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in this state,  another state or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state.
4. The record submitted under subsection B of this section lacks authenticity or integrity.
E. A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1341 - Modification of convention child support order

25-1341.
Modification of convention child support order
A. A tribunal of this state may not modify a convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless either of the following applies:
1. The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state,  either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity.
2. The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.
B. If a tribunal of this state does not modify a convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state,  section 25-1338,  subsection C applies.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1361 - Grounds for rendition

25-1361.
Grounds for rendition
A. The governor of this state may:
1. Demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee.
2. On the demand of the governor of another state,  surrender an individual found in this state who is charged criminally in the other state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee.
B. A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with this chapter applies to the demand even if the individual whose surrender is demanded was not in the demanding state when the crime was allegedly committed and has not fled from that state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1362 - Conditions of rendition

25-1362.
Conditions of rendition
A. Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual,  the governor of this state may require a prosecutor of this state to demonstrate that at least sixty days previously the obligee had initiated proceedings for support pursuant to this chapter or that the proceeding would be of no avail.
B. If under this chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter,  the uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act or the revised uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act,  the governor of another state makes a demand that the governor of this state surrender an individual charged criminally in that state with having failed to provide for the support of a child or other individual to whom a duty of support is owed,  the governor may require a prosecutor to investigate the demand and report whether a proceeding for support has been initiated or would be effective. If it appears that a proceeding would be effective but has not been initiated,  the governor may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to permit the initiation of a proceeding.
C. If a proceeding for support has been initiated and the individual whose rendition is demanded prevails,  the governor may decline to honor the demand. If the petitioner prevails and the individual whose rendition is demanded is subject to a support order,  the governor may decline to honor the demand if the individual is complying with the support order.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Marital and Domestic Relations › § 25-1501 - Alleged incapacitated person; guardian ad litem

25-1501.
Alleged incapacitated person;  guardian ad litem
A. In a proceeding filed pursuant to this title,  if the court finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that an adult party is or may be an incapacitated person as defined in section 14-5101 or is a person in need of protection pursuant to section 14-5401 and that the party is or may be in need of guardianship or conservatorship,  or both,  the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to conduct an investigation concerning the need for a guardian or conservator,  or both. After conducting the investigation,  if deemed appropriate the guardian ad litem may initiate and prosecute proceedings under chapter 5 of title 14 for the appointment of a guardian,  a conservator,  or both for the adult party.
B. If deemed necessary to adequately assess the capacity of an adult party to a pending proceeding pursuant to this title,  on the request of the guardian ad litem or on the court's own motion the court may order an independent evaluation by a licensed physician who is competent to perform such an evaluation.
C. A guardian ad litem appointed by the court and any evaluator designated by the court to evaluate the capacity of an adult party to the proceedings pursuant to this section may receive reasonable compensation for the work performed by the guardian ad litem or evaluator. The reasonable fees and costs of the guardian ad litem and any evaluator appointed shall be paid for by the person alleged to be incapacitated or in need of protection or paid from an appropriate available marital community property fund or asset. If the court determines that the person who is alleged to be incapacitated or in need of protection has insufficient monies to pay the total cost of the fees and costs of a guardian ad litem or evaluator or that there are insufficient available community monies or assets to pay these fees and costs,  the court may order all or any part of the fees or costs to be a county expense after determining the reasonableness of the fees or costs.
D. The supreme court shall adopt appropriate rules to govern the appointment of a guardian ad litem in proceedings under this title.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Military Affairs and Emergency Management › § 26-101 - Department of emergency and military affairs; organization; adjutant general; qualifications

26-101.
Department of emergency and military affairs;  organization;  adjutant general;  qualifications
A. The department of emergency and military affairs is established consisting of the division of emergency management and other divisions or offices as determined by the adjutant general pursuant to section 26-102,  subsection C,  paragraph 8.
B. The department consists of the adjutant general and such other officers,  warrant officers,  enlisted personnel and employees as deemed necessary.
C. The department shall be administered and controlled by the governor as commander-in-chief. The adjutant general shall be the director of the department.
D. The adjutant general shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211 and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The person appointed shall be a citizen of the United States,  have served two of the five years immediately preceding appointment in the national guard in the state or territory where the person is an assigned member and establish domicile in Arizona for residency purposes within ninety days after appointment. In appointing the adjutant general,  the governor may give preference to a person who has served in the national guard of this state. At the time of the appointment,  the person appointed shall have qualifications required by the United States department of defense for the adjutant general and shall attain federal recognition in a grade of at least brigadier general not later than two years after the appointment. Failure to meet these qualifications,  failure to retain federal recognition or failure to meet the age provided by federal law relating to state adjutants general shall terminate the appointment.
E. The adjutant general shall receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611 and shall devote full time to the office.
F. At the time of appointment,  the adjutant general shall receive the state rank of major general and,  at that time,  shall become the ranking officer in the department of emergency and military affairs.