Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-1313 (2026)

Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state if individual parties reside in this state

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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.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2012–2018 · 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 12× “§ 25-1310 (authorizing an Arizona court to “enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification”); A.R.S. § 25-1313 (requiring compliance with the AUIFSA registration requirements in an “enforcement or modification proceeding” when all…”
Balazic v. Balazic, 334 P.3d 771 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “3d at 18 (“Our interpretation of § 25-1313 preserves this ‘one-order’ system carefully put in place by [the Uniform Act] and [federal law].”
Kennedy v. Wybenga (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “613 (a) (authorizing California to modify another state’s child support order if both parents live in California and the child no longer lives in the issuing state); see also A.R.S. § 25-1313(A).4 3 Revisions to UIFSA § 205 in 2008 made no material changes to this comment.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-1313(A) — 3 cases
Glover v. Glover, 289 P.3d 12 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). “§ 25-1310 (authorizing an Arizona court to “enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification”); A.R.S. § 25-1313 (requiring compliance with the AUIFSA registration requirements in an “enforcement or modification proceeding” when all…”
Balazic v. Balazic, 334 P.3d 771 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). “3d at 18 (“Our interpretation of § 25-1313 preserves this ‘one-order’ system carefully put in place by [the Uniform Act] and [federal law].”
Kennedy v. Wybenga (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). “613 (a) (authorizing California to modify another state’s child support order if both parents live in California and the child no longer lives in the issuing state); see also A.R.S. § 25-1313(A).4 3 Revisions to UIFSA § 205 in 2008 made no material changes to this comment.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-1313(B) — 1 case
Glover v. Glover, 289 P.3d 12 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). “§ 25-1310 (authorizing an Arizona court to “enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification”); A.R.S. § 25-1313 (requiring compliance with the AUIFSA registration requirements in an “enforcement or modification proceeding” when all…”
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