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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-1053 (2026)

Duty to enforce

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25-1053. Duty to enforce

A. A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this chapter or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this chapter and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this chapter.

B. A court of this state may use any remedy available under any other law of this state to enforce a child custody determination made by a court of another state.  The remedies provided in this article are cumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child custody determination.  

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2007–2016 · leading case: In Re the Marriage of Margain & Ruiz-Bours, 372 P.3d 313 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016).
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In Re the Marriage of Margain & Ruiz-Bours, 372 P.3d 313 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 5× “” § 25-1053(A). Foreign countries are to be treated as if they are “state[s] of the United States” for resolving questions of jurisdiction.”
Melgar v. Campo, 161 P.3d 1269 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 25-1053(A) (Supp.2006). Specifically, A.”
Angel B. v. Vanessa J., 316 P.3d 1257 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 25-1053(A). The UCCJEA applies to any “child custody proceeding,” which includes proceedings addressing “termination of parental rights.”
Hope v. Hope (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 25-1053 (“A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this chapter.”
Jesse B. v. Dcs, C.B. (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 25-1053(A).” Id. (internal quotations and citations omitted).”
Atkinson v. McIndoo (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 25-1053(A). Pursuant to the UCCJEA, a court that issues an original custody order retains exclusive, continuing jurisdiction until that court “determines that the child’s connection with the state is too attenuated or that the child and parents no longer reside in…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-1053(A) — 5 cases
In Re the Marriage of Margain & Ruiz-Bours, 372 P.3d 313 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “” § 25-1053(A). Foreign countries are to be treated as if they are “state[s] of the United States” for resolving questions of jurisdiction.”
Melgar v. Campo, 161 P.3d 1269 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). “” A.R.S. § 25-1053(A) (Supp.2006). Specifically, A.”
Angel B. v. Vanessa J., 316 P.3d 1257 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). “” A.R.S. § 25-1053(A). The UCCJEA applies to any “child custody proceeding,” which includes proceedings addressing “termination of parental rights.”
Jesse B. v. Dcs, C.B. (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “A.R.S. § 25-1053(A).” Id. (internal quotations and citations omitted).”
Atkinson v. McIndoo (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). “See A.R.S. § 25-1053(A). Pursuant to the UCCJEA, a court that issues an original custody order retains exclusive, continuing jurisdiction until that court “determines that the child’s connection with the state is too attenuated or that the child and parents no longer reside in…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-1053(B) — 1 case
Hope v. Hope (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). “A.R.S. § 25-1053 (“A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this chapter.”
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