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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
7
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 2012–2022 · leading case:
Glover v. Glover, 289 P.3d 12 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012).
Glover v. Glover, 289 P.3d 12 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012).
· cites it 21× “We do not discern any legislative intent to permit a party to register a foreign child support order in a manner that bypasses the notice provisions of AUIFSA.”
ades/taylor v. Pandola, 382 P.3d 101 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 18× “The procedures for registering a foreign support order are codified at A.R.S. § 25-1302, and require a party seeking registration to send a “letter of transmittal” to the Arizona court, attaching copies of the other state’s support order, along with “[a] sworn statement by the…”
Balazic v. Balazic, 334 P.3d 771 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014).
· cites it 6× “In Glover , we held that, as a matter of procedure, the only way to register a child support order issued in another state is to comply with the provisions of AUIFSA, as set forth in A.R.S. § 25-1302, and that complying with the procedures of AUEFJA — as Mother did in this case…”
Lagman v. Lagman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 11× “LAGMAN Decision of the Court under A.R.S. § 25-1302(A), the registering party is only required to submit an affidavit attesting to the amount of arrears owed.”
Lagman v. Lagman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 11× “LAGMAN Decision of the Court under A.R.S. § 25-1302(A), the registering party is only required to submit an affidavit attesting to the amount of arrears owed.”
Clarritt v. Scott (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “” ¶3 On August 22, 2016, Clarritt registered the Kentucky judgment as a foreign support order in the trial court pursuant to A.R.S. § 25-1302. Scott was advised by the court via mail that he had twenty-days from the date of mailing to contest the validity or enforcement of the…”
ades/kaflik v. Freiwald (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015).
· cites it 2× “” A.R.S. §§ 25-1302(A), -1305(A), (B). ¶12 The Notice of Registration to the nonregistering party serves the purpose of advising the party that (1) the foreign child support judgment has been registered in Arizona, and (2) failure to contest the 3 ADES/KAFLIK v.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-1302(A) — 5 cases
Glover v. Glover, 289 P.3d 12 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012).
“We do not discern any legislative intent to permit a party to register a foreign child support order in a manner that bypasses the notice provisions of AUIFSA.”
ades/taylor v. Pandola, 382 P.3d 101 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016).
“The procedures for registering a foreign support order are codified at A.R.S. § 25-1302, and require a party seeking registration to send a “letter of transmittal” to the Arizona court, attaching copies of the other state’s support order, along with “[a] sworn statement by the…”
Lagman v. Lagman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022).
“LAGMAN Decision of the Court under A.R.S. § 25-1302(A), the registering party is only required to submit an affidavit attesting to the amount of arrears owed.”
Lagman v. Lagman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022).
“LAGMAN Decision of the Court under A.R.S. § 25-1302(A), the registering party is only required to submit an affidavit attesting to the amount of arrears owed.”
ades/kaflik v. Freiwald (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015).
“” A.R.S. §§ 25-1302(A), -1305(A), (B). ¶12 The Notice of Registration to the nonregistering party serves the purpose of advising the party that (1) the foreign child support judgment has been registered in Arizona, and (2) failure to contest the 3 ADES/KAFLIK v.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-1302(A)(3) — 3 cases
ades/taylor v. Pandola, 382 P.3d 101 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016).
“The procedures for registering a foreign support order are codified at A.R.S. § 25-1302, and require a party seeking registration to send a “letter of transmittal” to the Arizona court, attaching copies of the other state’s support order, along with “[a] sworn statement by the…”
Lagman v. Lagman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022).
“LAGMAN Decision of the Court under A.R.S. § 25-1302(A), the registering party is only required to submit an affidavit attesting to the amount of arrears owed.”
Lagman v. Lagman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022).
“LAGMAN Decision of the Court under A.R.S. § 25-1302(A), the registering party is only required to submit an affidavit attesting to the amount of arrears owed.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-1302(A)(l) — 1 case
Balazic v. Balazic, 334 P.3d 771 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014).
“In Glover , we held that, as a matter of procedure, the only way to register a child support order issued in another state is to comply with the provisions of AUIFSA, as set forth in A.R.S. § 25-1302, and that complying with the procedures of AUEFJA — as Mother did in this case…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-1302(B) — 1 case
Glover v. Glover, 289 P.3d 12 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012).
“We do not discern any legislative intent to permit a party to register a foreign child support order in a manner that bypasses the notice provisions of AUIFSA.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-1302(C) — 2 cases
Lagman v. Lagman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022).
“LAGMAN Decision of the Court under A.R.S. § 25-1302(A), the registering party is only required to submit an affidavit attesting to the amount of arrears owed.”
Lagman v. Lagman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022).
“LAGMAN Decision of the Court under A.R.S. § 25-1302(A), the registering party is only required to submit an affidavit attesting to the amount of arrears owed.”
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