Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-1401 (2026)

Legitimacy of children born out of wedlock

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Every child is the legitimate child of its natural parents and is entitled to support and education as if born in lawful wedlock.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2015 · leading case: Sheets v. Hon. mead/reynolds, 356 P.3d 341 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015).

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Sheets v. Hon. mead/reynolds, 356 P.3d 341 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “Reynolds argues that if the legal fiction created by § 8-117(A) applies to § 25-409, then § 25-1401 must also apply, which would result in all out-of-wedlock children being treated as in-wedlock children, such that nonparent visitation could never be granted under § 25-409(C)(2).”

Cross, 26 I. & N. Dec. 485 (2015). “, Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-1401 (2014) (West); Cal.”

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