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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1703 (2026)

Notice of filing

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A. At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's lawyer shall make and file with the clerk of the superior court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor, and the judgment creditor.

B. Promptly upon the filing of the foreign judgment and the affidavit, the judgment creditor shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment and a copy of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall file proof of mailing with the clerk. The notice shall include the name and post office address of the judgment creditor and the judgment creditor's attorney, if any, in this state.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1991–2018 · leading case: Polacke v. Superior Court, 823 P.2d 84 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991).
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Polacke v. Superior Court, 823 P.2d 84 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 4× “§ 12-1702, 1 and sent notice to husband that she had filed the foreign judgment with the Arizona court, pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-1703. 2 On September 27,1990, wife filed in Mar-icopa County Superior Court a “Motion to Determine Arrearage and for Entry of Judgment,” claiming that…”
Cristall v. Cristall, 242 P.3d 1060 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 7× “A.R.S. §§ 12-1703 to -1704(C). Presumably, the purpose of § 12-1704(C) is "to give the judgment debtor an opportunity to stay enforcement of the judgment.”
Douglas N. Higgins, Inc. v. Songer, 827 P.2d 469 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 5× “The provisions we are concerned with read as follows: § 12-1703. Notice of filing A. At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his lawyer shall make and file with the clerk of the superior court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known…”
Bmo Harris v. Tohatan (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “BMO Harris also mailed legal notice of the foreign judgment to the Tohatans under A.R.S. § 12-1703(B), which prompted a twenty-day grace period.”
Hope v. Hope (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “Father then sent Mother notice that he had filed the South Carolina decree in Arizona pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-1703(B). ¶5 Next, Father filed a petition in Maricopa County seeking to (1) prevent Mother from relocating to Mexico with the children and (2) modify custody.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1703(A) — 1 case
Douglas N. Higgins, Inc. v. Songer, 827 P.2d 469 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). “The provisions we are concerned with read as follows: § 12-1703. Notice of filing A. At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his lawyer shall make and file with the clerk of the superior court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1703(B) — 5 cases
Polacke v. Superior Court, 823 P.2d 84 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). “§ 12-1702, 1 and sent notice to husband that she had filed the foreign judgment with the Arizona court, pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-1703. 2 On September 27,1990, wife filed in Mar-icopa County Superior Court a “Motion to Determine Arrearage and for Entry of Judgment,” claiming that…”
Douglas N. Higgins, Inc. v. Songer, 827 P.2d 469 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). “The provisions we are concerned with read as follows: § 12-1703. Notice of filing A. At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his lawyer shall make and file with the clerk of the superior court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known…”
Cristall v. Cristall, 242 P.3d 1060 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). “A.R.S. §§ 12-1703 to -1704(C). Presumably, the purpose of § 12-1704(C) is "to give the judgment debtor an opportunity to stay enforcement of the judgment.”
Bmo Harris v. Tohatan (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). “BMO Harris also mailed legal notice of the foreign judgment to the Tohatans under A.R.S. § 12-1703(B), which prompted a twenty-day grace period.”
Hope v. Hope (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). “Father then sent Mother notice that he had filed the South Carolina decree in Arizona pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-1703(B). ¶5 Next, Father filed a petition in Maricopa County seeking to (1) prevent Mother from relocating to Mexico with the children and (2) modify custody.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1703(C) — 1 case
Cristall v. Cristall, 242 P.3d 1060 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). “A.R.S. §§ 12-1703 to -1704(C). Presumably, the purpose of § 12-1704(C) is "to give the judgment debtor an opportunity to stay enforcement of the judgment.”
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