Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-2456 (2026)

Emancipation administrative costs fund; purpose; report; collection of information

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12-2456. Emancipation administrative costs fund; purpose; report; collection of information

A. Each county treasurer shall establish an emancipation administrative costs fund consisting of monies received pursuant to section 12-284, subsection J.

B. The presiding judge of the juvenile court shall use fund monies for administrative costs associated with this article.

C. On notice of the presiding judge, the county treasurer shall invest monies in the fund and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.

D. On or before November 15 of each year, the county treasurer shall submit a report to the presiding judge that shows the amount of monies in the fund.  Beginning July 1, 2011, the report shall be submitted electronically.

E. Beginning October 1, 2005, the administrative office of the courts shall collect information relating to emancipation of minors pursuant to this chapter, including the following:

1. The number of petitions filed, by age and county of residence.

2. The number of petitions granted, by age and county of residence.

F. The administrative office of the courts shall include the information collected pursuant to subsection E of this section in the annual report of the judicial department.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1983–1997 · leading case: Martin v. Martin, 893 P.2d 11 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994).
Martin v. Martin, 893 P.2d 11 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “A.R.S. § 12-2456 (1994) provides, in relevant part: A.”
Sheldrick v. Maricopa Cnty. Superior Court, 666 P.2d 74 (Ariz. 1983). · cites it 5× “May the county attorney bring a paternity action on behalf of the putative father pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-2456? The facts necessary for the determination of these issues are as follows.”
State Ex Rel. Dep't of Econ. Sec. v. Dodd, 888 P.2d 1370 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 12-2456(A). Further, the state filed the order of assignment which the trial court revoked, and this revocation is the subject of the present appeal.”
Tande v. Bongiovanni, 678 P.2d 531 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “Appellee cites A.R.S. § 12-2456, which provides: "A. The county attorney may represent any party seeking to establish or enforce a duty of child support, regardless of the welfare or non-welfare status of the person to whom the support payment is made.”
State v. Zaman, 946 P.2d 459 (Ariz. 1997). “1996)); see also § 12-2456(C)(1994)(current version at A.R.”
Antonsen v. Superior Court in & for Cty of Maricopa, 918 P.2d 203 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). “The state pursuant to § 12-2456. A.R.S. § 12-843(A). Thus, the legislature, by definitively narrowing the category of who can be a “party” to a paternity proceeding, has thereby implicitly determined who has “good cause” to request mandatory paternity testing pursuant to A.”
State v. Zaman (Tahirkhaili), 927 P.2d 347 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 5× “The state pursuant to § 12-2456. Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. ("A.R.S.”) § 12-843(A).”
Traphagan v. Maricopa Cnty. Superior Court, 666 P.2d 76 (Ariz. 1983). “§ 12-846 or § 12-2456 allows the county attorney to bring an action of this type, and we have decided adversely to the government’s position.”
State v. Torrez, 744 P.2d 434 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 12-2456. After blood tests were analyzed, the appellant conceded that he was the father of the child.”
Tande v. Bongiovanni, 678 P.2d 531 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “Appellee cites A.R.S. § 12-2456, which provides: “A. The county attorney may represent any party seeking to establish or enforce a duty of child support, regardless of the welfare or non-welfare status of the person to whom the support payment is made.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-2456(A) — 2 cases
State Ex Rel. Dep't of Econ. Sec. v. Dodd, 888 P.2d 1370 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994). “A.R.S. § 12-2456(A). Further, the state filed the order of assignment which the trial court revoked, and this revocation is the subject of the present appeal.”
State v. Zaman (Tahirkhaili), 927 P.2d 347 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). “The state pursuant to § 12-2456. Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. ("A.R.S.”) § 12-843(A).”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-2456(C)(1994) — 1 case
State v. Zaman, 946 P.2d 459 (Ariz. 1997). “1996)); see also § 12-2456(C)(1994)(current version at A.R.”
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